N'Djamena vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$225	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	13	94
🏙️ Population	1.09M	690K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 83% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8458th and 96th ($523 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Chad and the United States, respectively. Check Chad vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 1.9 months in Washington. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 9134th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Washington

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	N'Djamena	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979