Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 69.1% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
|
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