Mbabane vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1295
🏠 One person rent	$261	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	16	12
😀 Quality of life	42	11
🏙️ Population	60.7K	1.09M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 10% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 7826th and 8348th ($599 vs $543) 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 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 7530th and 9252nd 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	$3.13	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$3279

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

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