Cape Town vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$484
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
55
12
😀 Quality of life
60
11
🏙️ Population
434K
1.09M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 76% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 6078th and 8498th ($881 vs $501) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 5406th and 9237th 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
$7.47
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$5.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$2787

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$773
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$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi Bol
$468
187 km or 116 mi Maroua
$616
206 km or 128 mi Bongor
$467
209 km or 130 mi Maiduguri
$314
282 km or 175 mi Mubi
$264
338 km or 210 mi Damaturu
$241
361 km or 224 mi Garoua
$633
491 km or 305 mi Sarh
$469
556 km or 346 mi Ngaoundere
$548
602 km or 374 mi Bauchi
$272
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$469
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$976
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$210
715 km or 444 mi Jos
$269
809 km or 503 mi Zaria
$265
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$233
848 km or 527 mi Kaduna
$210
871 km or 541 mi Bamenda
$436
876 km or 544 mi Maradi
$978
876 km or 544 mi Berberati
$462
893 km or 555 mi Abuja
$288
897 km or 557 mi Bafoussam
$761
911 km or 566 mi Gusau
$249
943 km or 586 mi Bangui
$489
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$313
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$462
996 km or 619 mi Yaounde
$567
1034 km or 643 mi Kumba
$860
1041 km or 647 mi Enugu
$290
1069 km or 664 mi Nyala
$1034
1070 km or 665 mi Sokoto
$219
1072 km or 666 mi Douala
$1300
1086 km or 675 mi Calabar
$237
1091 km or 678 mi Buea
$587
1095 km or 680 mi Awka
$325
1105 km or 687 mi Limbe
$683
1107 km or 688 mi Umuahia
$330
1114 km or 692 mi Gemena
$770
1122 km or 697 mi Onitsha
$354
1129 km or 702 mi Al-Fashir
$1019