Cost of living comparison

Windhoek, Namibia

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 26.7% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 35.0% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.93	$8.17 FCFA4,890	-20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.91	$4.29 FCFA2,566	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.77	$0.90 FCFA540	-4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.53	$0.68 FCFA405	-18.3%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.81	$0.33 FCFA196	-61.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.89	$1.63 FCFA978	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.25	$11.03 FCFA6,602	+100.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.79	$2.16 FCFA1,296	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.73	$2.96 FCFA1,774	+27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.91	$2.22 FCFA1,331	+179.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.20	$0.78 FCFA467	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.38	$1.73 FCFA1,035	+142.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.30	$1.06 FCFA636	+39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.17	$0.69 FCFA414	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.51	$0.69 FCFA414	-25.8%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.97	$3.92 FCFA2,347	-16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD639.75	$81.69 FCFA48,896	+139.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,875.57	$11,273.85 FCFA6,747,614	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.28	$3.68 FCFA2,200	-48.2%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,119.30	$190.62 FCFA114,090	+219.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,913.96	$1,386.33 FCFA829,746	+228.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,667.23	$179.73 FCFA107,571	-40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,198.30	$187.42 FCFA112,173	+193.6%
Average			+150.4%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,180.98	$35.95 FCFA21,514	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,529.28	$1,633.89 FCFA977,915	-69.2%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.99	$1.23 FCFA733	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.78	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.77	$0.94 FCFA562	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD663.56	$130.71 FCFA78,233	+269.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.64	$4.90 FCFA2,934	+38.1%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 35.0% more for clothing

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD703.73	$32.68 FCFA19,558	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD506.20	$61.27 FCFA36,672	+127.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,315.04	$53.10 FCFA31,782	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,332.81	$106.20 FCFA63,564	+49.6%
Average			+35.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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