N'Djamena vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	N'Djamena	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$225	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	12	63
😀 Quality of life	13	38
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.27M

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 43% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8458th and 5917th ($523 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Chad and South Africa, respectively. Check Chad vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 9134th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Soweto

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	N'Djamena	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.34%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1588	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.4	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2750	$3805

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003