N'Djamena vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$212
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1455
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
100
😀 Quality of life
11
78
🏙️ Population
1.09M
24.9M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 58% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8498th and 4461st ($501 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9237th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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N'Djamena Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.46
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.8
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2787
$28143

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$548
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$210
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$269
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$265
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$233
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$210
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$436
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$978
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$462
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$288
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$761
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$249
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$489
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$313
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$462
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$567
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$860
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$290
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$1034
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$219
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$1300
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$237
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$587
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$325
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$683
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$330
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$770
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$354
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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
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$1020
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$596
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$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
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$755
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$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
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$679
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$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
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$707
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$625
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
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$645
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$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
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$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740