N'Djamena vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$225	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	12	91
😀 Quality of life	13	77
🏙️ Population	1.09M	6.26M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 54% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8458th and 4686th ($523 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and Chile, respectively. Check Chad vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9134th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Santiago

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	N'Djamena	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$8040

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Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$485
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$533
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$486
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$609
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$665
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$553
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$556
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$485
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$759
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$487
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$974
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$553
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$820
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$526
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$579
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$371
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$553
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$972
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$482
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1502
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$555
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$587
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$513
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$743
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$482
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$764
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$462
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$974
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$426
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1265
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$384
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$601
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$805
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$655
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$883
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$767
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$972
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$960

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731