N'Djamena vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$225	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	37
😀 Quality of life	13	73
🏙️ Population	1.09M	6.44K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 67% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8458th and 3109th ($523 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Chad and Malta, respectively. Check Chad vs Malta 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 Valletta. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 9134th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Valletta

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	N'Djamena	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$485
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$533
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$486
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$609
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$665
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$553
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$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

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348