N'Djamena vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$225
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
70
😀 Quality of life
13
78
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.4M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 50% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8458th and 5261st ($523 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Chad vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9134th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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N'Djamena Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.34%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2750
$6749

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$485
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$533
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$486
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$609
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$665
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$553
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$556
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$485
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$527
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$759
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$487
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$974
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$553
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$820
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$526
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$579
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$371
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$553
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$972
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$482
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$1502
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$555
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$587
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$513
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$743
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$482
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$747
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$764
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$462
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$974
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$426
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1265
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$384
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$601
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$805
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$655
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$883
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$767
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$972
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$960

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$682
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$687
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$576
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$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
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$807
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$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633