Cape Town vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1295
🏠 One person rent	$681	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$126
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	12
😀 Quality of life	55	11
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.09M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 127% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 4637th and 8348th ($1231 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Chad, respectively. Check South Africa vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 6312th and 9252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs N'Djamena

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	Cape Town	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$3279

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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