N'Djamena vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$212
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1509
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
12
62
😀 Quality of life
11
44
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.27M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 43% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8498th and 6110th ($501 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Chad and South Africa, respectively. Check Chad vs South Africa 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 Soweto. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9237th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Soweto

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N'Djamena Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.46
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.8
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2787
$2867

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$468
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$616
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$467
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$314
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$264
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$241
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$633
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$469
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$548
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$272
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$469
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$976
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$210
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$269
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$265
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$233
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$210
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$436
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$978
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$462
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$288
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$761
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$249
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$489
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$313
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$462
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$860
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$290
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$1034
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$219
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1300
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$237
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$587
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$325
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$683
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$330
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$770
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$354
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952