Mbabane vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$529
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$1304
🏠 One person rent	$287	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$396
😷 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 18% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 7532nd and 8456th ($623 vs $529) 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 7128th and 9122nd 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	$3.14	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$1607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$82.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$2932

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$494
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$701
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$492
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$584
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$616
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$545
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$724
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$493
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$735
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$494
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1037
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$757
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$621
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$596
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$377
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$714
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1042
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$488
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1262
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$794
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$605
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$518
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$787
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$487
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$933
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$469
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$944
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$453
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1368
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$374
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$655
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$846
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$710
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$906
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$757
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1036
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$928