N'Djamena vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	N'Djamena	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1244	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$212	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.7	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$612
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	28
😀 Quality of life	11	38
🏙️ Population	1.09M	431K

The cost of living in N'Djamena is 38% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8498th and 6362nd ($501 vs $807) 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 0.8 months in Windhoek. N'Djamena ranked 1st best city to live in Chad vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9237th and 7474th 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	$2.84	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$466	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.31%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$784	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.46	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.1	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.8	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2787	$3671

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Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$468
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$616
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$467
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$314
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$264
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$241
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$469
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$272
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$469
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$976
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$210
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$269
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$265
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$233
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$210
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$436
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$978
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$462
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$288
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$761
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$249
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$489
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$313
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$462
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$860
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$290
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$1034
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$219
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1300
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$237
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$587
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$325
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$683
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$330
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$770
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$354
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$1019

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741