Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 8.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Mali
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Mali
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
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