N'Djamena vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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N'Djamena Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$225
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
12
25
😀 Quality of life
13
24
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.44M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 30% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8458th and 6685th ($523 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Chad and Cameroon, respectively. Check Chad vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9134th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Yaounde

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N'Djamena Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.34%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2750
$1631

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$527
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655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$487
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$974
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$553
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$820
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$526
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$579
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$371
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$972
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$482
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$1502
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$555
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$587
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$513
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$743
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$482
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$747
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$764
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$462
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$974
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$426
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$1265
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$384
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$601
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$805
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$655
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$883
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$767
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$972
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$1265
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$555
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$764
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$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
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$558
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$1502
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$820
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$665
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$759
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$522
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$651
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$513
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$634
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$533
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$666
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$486
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$743
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$850
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$371
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$779