Mbabane vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$245	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	16	12
😀 Quality of life	38	13
🏙️ Population	60.7K	1.09M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 7% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 8102nd and 8458th ($562 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Chad, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 7231st and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs N'Djamena

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	Mbabane	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$2750

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

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