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We calculate the shear η(T ) and bulk viscosities ζ (T ) as well as the electric conductivity σ e (T ) and heat conductivity κ(T ) within the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model for three flavors as a function of temperature as well as the entropy density s(T ), pressure P(T ) and speed of sound c 2 s (T ). We compare the results with other models such as the Polyakov-Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (PNJL) model and the dynamical quasiparticle model (DQPM) and confront these results with lattice QCD data whenever available. We find the NJL model to have a limited predictive power for the thermodynamic variables and various transport coefficients above the critical temperature whereas the PNJL model and DQPM show acceptable results for the quantities of interest.