Cape Town vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$582	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$387
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	12
😀 Quality of life	58	13
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.09M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 105% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 5016th and 8458th ($1071 vs $523) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 5491st and 9134th 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	$8.4	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$2750

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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