N'Djamena vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$540
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1296
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$225
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$879
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
99
😀 Quality of life
11
75
🏙️ Population
1.09M
24.9M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8467th and 4971st ($540 vs $1126) 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 9258th and 1655th 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
$3.39
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.64%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$838
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3759
$27781

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$608
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$504
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$750
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$505
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1143
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$563
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$830
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$584
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$581
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$353
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$687
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$1143
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$492
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$1551
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$750
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$594
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$522
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$785
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$494
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$668
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$834
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$587
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$919
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$425
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$1254
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$386
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$641
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$785
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$750
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$849
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$816
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$922
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$905

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765