N'Djamena vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	N'Djamena	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$543	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1295	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$232	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$126	$4008
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	99
😀 Quality of life	11	100
🏙️ Population	1.09M	5.45M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8348th and 649th ($543 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and Australia, respectively. Check Chad vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in N'Djamena compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9252nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Sydney

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	N'Djamena	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.07	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.38	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.1	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3279	$19140

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Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$505
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$596
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$505
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$618
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$644
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$555
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$621
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$506
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$781
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$506
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1131
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$563
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$810
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$652
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$618
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$393
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$698
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1131
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$494
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1514
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$793
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$638
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$526
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$852
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$496
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$849
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$563
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$960
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$466
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1363
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$397
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$665
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$878
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$755
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$961
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$808
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1051
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$944

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710