N'Djamena vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	N'Djamena	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$543	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1295	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$232	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$126	$218
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	12	1
😀 Quality of life	11	28
🏙️ Population	1.09M	65.5K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 48% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8348th and 5224th ($543 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Chad vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 9252nd and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	N'Djamena	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.07	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.38	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.6	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.1	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3279	$4068

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Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$505
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$596
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$505
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$618
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$644
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$555
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$621
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$506
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$781
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$506
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1131
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$563
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$810
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$652
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$618
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$393
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$698
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1131
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$494
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1514
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$793
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$638
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$526
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$852
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$496
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$849
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$563
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$960
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$466
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1363
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$397
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$665
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$878
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$755
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$961
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$808
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1051
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$944

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598