Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 55.6% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$6.29
$120.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,093
|
$3.42
$65.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA421
|
$0.74
$14.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
$0.68
$12.96
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Benin
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA928
|
$0.72
$13.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA928
|
$2.91
$55.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,050
|
$4.29
$82.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,229
|
$2.08
$39.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,298
|
$2.10
$40.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA818
|
$0.88
$16.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.66
$12.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.63
$12.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA456
|
$0.65
$12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA390
|
$0.44
$8.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA405
|
$0.33
$6.34
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Benin
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,127
|
$4.35
$83.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.59
$413.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,940.92
$209,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA22,066
|
$6.95
$133.20
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
Benin
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,290
|
$55.79
$1,069.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA125,025
|
$370.78
$7,108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,669
|
$297.91
$5,711.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,475
|
$56.17
$1,076.95
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Benin
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,892
|
$119.64
$2,293.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,334,010
|
$3,165.39
$60,688.99
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA619
|
$1.30
$24.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,578
|
$1.43
$27.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA619
|
$2.49
$47.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,527
|
$39.18
$751.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,311
|
$40.34
$773.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$25.84
$495.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$103.25
$1,979.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,356
|
$62.40
$1,196.31
|
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