Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 12.4% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$7.22
NAD131.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$3.27
NAD59.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.71
NAD12.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.60
NAD10.92
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.75
NAD13.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$2.93
NAD53.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$4.83
NAD87.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.61
NAD47.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.17
NAD39.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.89
NAD16.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.70
NAD12.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.65
NAD11.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.67
NAD12.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.52
NAD9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.44
NAD8.01
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.58
NAD83.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$12,425.99
NAD226,149.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$56.49
NAD1,028.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$376.01
NAD6,843.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$298.50
NAD5,432.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$50.33
NAD915.98
|
|
pay 66.5% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.50
NAD27.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.56
NAD28.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.60
NAD47.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$34.63
NAD630.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$4.64
NAD84.43
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$39.56
NAD719.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$24.66
NAD448.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$100.07
NAD1,821.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$57.22
NAD1,041.46
|
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