N'Djamena vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1272
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$217
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1068
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
99
😀 Quality of life
12
76
🏙️ Population
1.09M
24.9M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8539th and 4880th ($524 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9248th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Shanghai

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N'Djamena Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$813
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.29
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4131
$27610

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$490
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$567
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$476
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$601
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$490
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$551
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$672
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$490
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1119
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$491
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$760
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$517
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$503
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$323
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$699
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$1118
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$478
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$1375
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$759
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$516
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$506
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$692
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$477
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$666
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$821
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$564
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$938
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$372
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1156
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$373
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$627
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$693
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$738
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$773
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$801
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$795
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$925

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$1030
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$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
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$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
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$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
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$644
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$789