N'Djamena vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$529
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1304
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$230
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
87
😀 Quality of life
13
93
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.01M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8456th and 13th ($529 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Chad and the United States, respectively. Check Chad vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 9122nd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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N'Djamena San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$865
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.7
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2932
$23974

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$494
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$701
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$492
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$584
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$616
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$545
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$724
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$493
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$666
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$735
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$494
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1037
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$583
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$757
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$621
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$596
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$377
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$714
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$1042
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$488
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$1262
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$794
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$605
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$518
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$787
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$487
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$764
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$933
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$469
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$944
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$453
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1368
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$374
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$655
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$846
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$710
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$906
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$757
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$1036
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$928

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146