N'Djamena vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$529
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1304
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$230
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
100
😀 Quality of life
13
79
🏙️ Population
1.09M
24.9M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8456th and 4780th ($529 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Chad and China, respectively. Check Chad vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9122nd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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N'Djamena Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1607
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$865
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.7
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2932
$31401

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$493
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$1037
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$583
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$757
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$621
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$596
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$377
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$714
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$1042
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$488
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$1262
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$794
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$605
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$518
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$787
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$487
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$764
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$933
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$469
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$944
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$453
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$1368
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$374
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$655
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$846
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$710
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$906
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$757
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$1036
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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
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$1020
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$585
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$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
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$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
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$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
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$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
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$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$650
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$651
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$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
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$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774