Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 49.2% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 34.0% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Windhoek

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Windhoek are more expensive than in N'djamena. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Windhoek. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 17.9% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,722	$10.23 NAD182.63	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,478	$5.11 NAD91.26	+19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA521	$0.95 NAD16.91	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA391	$0.83 NAD14.78	+22.4%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA189	$0.84 NAD15.05	+157.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA944	$2.98 NAD53.18	+82.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,376	$5.50 NAD98.25	-50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,251	$2.97 NAD53.09	+37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,714	$2.33 NAD41.62	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,285	$0.79 NAD14.19	-64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA451	$0.86 NAD15.42	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,000	$0.71 NAD12.73	-58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA614	$0.76 NAD13.61	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA400	$0.91 NAD16.34	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA400	$0.93 NAD16.66	+34.8%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,267	$4.69 NAD83.70	+19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,224	$34.08 NAD608.75	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,516,913	$17,041.85 NAD304,376.96	+51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,125	$7.10 NAD126.82	+93.2%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	N'djamena	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA110,189	$59.63 NAD1,065.07	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA801,377	$421.63 NAD7,530.51	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA103,893	$301.93 NAD5,392.64	+68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA108,337	$63.84 NAD1,140.24	-65.9%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,779	$169.47 NAD3,026.86	+371.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA944,480	$5,302.57 NAD94,706.89	+224.5%
Average			+298.0%

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA708	$1.70 NAD30.44	+39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.91 NAD34.05
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA543	$2.81 NAD50.22	+199.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA75,558	$35.35 NAD631.41	-73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,833	$3.55 NAD63.41	-27.6%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,890	$37.49 NAD669.63	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,418	$26.97 NAD481.68	-56.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,696	$70.06 NAD1,251.33	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,391	$71.01 NAD1,268.24	-33.1%
Average			-10.6%

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