N'Djamena vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	N'Djamena	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$543	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1295	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$232	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$126	$700
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	29
😀 Quality of life	11	57
🏙️ Population	1.09M	431K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 45% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8348th and 5698th ($543 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chad and Namibia, respectively. Check Chad vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9252nd and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in N'Djamena vs Windhoek

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	N'Djamena	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.07	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.38	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.1	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3279	$5380

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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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826