N'Djamena vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1295
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$232
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$126
$931
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
100
😀 Quality of life
11
77
🏙️ Population
1.09M
24.9M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8348th and 4879th ($543 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Chad and China, respectively. Check Chad vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9252nd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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N'Djamena Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.07
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.33
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.38
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.1
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3279
$27624

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$563
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$810
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$652
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$393
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$698
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$1131
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$494
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$1514
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$793
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$638
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$526
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$852
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$496
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$671
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$849
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$563
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$960
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$466
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$1363
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$397
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$665
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$878
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$755
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$961
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$808
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$1051
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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
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$771
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$597
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$612
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$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
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$621
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$740
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$674
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$601
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$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
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$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
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$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
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$602
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$618
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$637
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$672
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$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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