N'Djamena vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	N'Djamena	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1272	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$217	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.3	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$289
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	12	30
😀 Quality of life	12	53
🏙️ Population	1.09M	486K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 50% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8539th and 5257th ($524 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9248th and 6487th 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	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.3	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$813	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.29	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.1	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4131	$5490

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Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$490
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$489
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$514
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$567
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$476
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$601
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$490
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$672
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$490
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1119
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$491
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$760
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$517
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$503
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$323
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$699
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1118
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$478
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1375
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$759
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$516
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$506
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$692
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$477
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$666
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$821
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$564
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$938
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$372
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1156
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$373
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$627
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$693
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$738
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$773
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$801
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$795
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$925

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851