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

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N'Djamena San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$212
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$6928
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
87
😀 Quality of life
11
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.01M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8498th and 22nd ($501 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2 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 9237th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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N'Djamena San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.46
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.8
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2787
$15889

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$264
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$241
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$633
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$469
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$548
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$272
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$469
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$976
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$210
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$269
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$265
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$233
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$210
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$436
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$978
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$462
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$288
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$761
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$249
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$489
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$313
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$462
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$860
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$290
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$1034
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$219
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1300
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$237
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$587
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$325
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$683
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$330
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$770
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$354
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$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
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$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
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$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123