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N'djamena vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 43.8% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 67.6% more in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Harare	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.94 FCFA5,038	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.89 FCFA504	+28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.89 FCFA504	+95.5%
Average			+37.9%

Harare vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Harare	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.36 FCFA202	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-69.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+135.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.15 FCFA1,209	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$3.25 FCFA1,828	+9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$1.01 FCFA571	+36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$1.22 FCFA686	+19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$1.16 FCFA655	+54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.76 FCFA427	+6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.76 FCFA427	-21.7%
Average			+15.9%

Harare vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Harare	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+62.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$4.02 FCFA2,267	-80.8%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Harare	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+377.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	+276.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-68.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	??
Average			+195.3%

Harare vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Harare	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	??

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.34 FCFA756	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$0.89 FCFA504	-69.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$1.03 FCFA579	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	??
Average			-31.4%

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pay 67.6% more for clothing

	Harare	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$26.83 FCFA15,115	+41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$35.77 FCFA20,153	+66.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$44.72 FCFA25,192	+32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+130.2%
Average			+67.6%

Harare vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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