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Namibia

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Chad

N'djamena vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 19.1% cheaper than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 14.0% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in N'djamena

Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in N'djamena.

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N'djamena vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.7% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD188.06	$8.54 FCFA4,983	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD98.98	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.86	$0.85 FCFA498	+1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.69	$0.85 FCFA498	-4.3%
Average			-18.7%

Windhoek vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.09	$0.34 FCFA199	-62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.27	$1.71 FCFA997	-63.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD97.42	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+131.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.34	$2.05 FCFA1,196	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.45	$3.10 FCFA1,808	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.36	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+114.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.59	$0.97 FCFA565	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.16 FCFA678	+39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.07	$1.11 FCFA648	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.87	$0.72 FCFA422	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.24	$0.72 FCFA422	-10.2%
Average			-4.7%

Windhoek vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD85.71	$4.85 FCFA2,829	-6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD791.85	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+77.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-50.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD131.65	$3.84 FCFA2,242	-52.0%
Average			-15.5%

Windhoek vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.0% less for housing

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$426.76 FCFA249K	+746.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+241.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	$32.63 FCFA19,053	-69.8%
Average			-14.0%

Windhoek vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	??

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pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.17	$1.28 FCFA747	-34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD37.94	$0.85 FCFA498	-63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$0.98 FCFA573	-70.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD610.38	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	??
Average			-55.5%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Windhoek	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD903.20	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$34.14 FCFA19,932	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-9.9%
Average			-33.3%

Windhoek vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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