N'Djamena vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	N'Djamena	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$529	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1304	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$230	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	28
😀 Quality of life	13	50
🏙️ Population	1.09M	431K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 37% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8456th and 6296th ($529 vs $840) 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 0.7 months in N'Djamena compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9122nd and 6223rd 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	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.67%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1607	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$865	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.7	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2932	$5452

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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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822