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:

pay 17.9% more for restaurants

 
N'djamena
Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,722
$10.23
NAD182.63
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.29
FCFA2,478
$5.11
NAD91.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
FCFA521
$0.95
NAD16.91

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

 
N'djamena
Windhoek
Bread
1 loaf
$0.33
FCFA189
$0.84
NAD15.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.63
FCFA944
$2.98
NAD53.18
Milk (1 gallon) $11.03
FCFA6,376
$5.50
NAD98.25

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

 
N'djamena
Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.92
FCFA2,267
$4.69
NAD83.70
Monthly public transit pass $81.69
FCFA47,224
$34.08
NAD608.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,273.85
FCFA6,516,913
$17,041.85
NAD304,376.96

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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
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,386.33
FCFA801,377
$421.63
NAD7,530.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $179.73
FCFA103,893
$301.93
NAD5,392.64

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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
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,633.89
FCFA944,480
$5,302.57
NAD94,706.89

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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
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.91
NAD34.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.94
FCFA543
$2.81
NAD50.22

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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
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.27
FCFA35,418
$26.97
NAD481.68
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.10
FCFA30,696
$70.06
NAD1,251.33

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