Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 49.8% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Namibia instead of France, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
France
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$6.29
$119.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$3.42
$64.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$0.74
$14.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.68
$12.82
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
France
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.72
$13.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$2.91
$55.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$4.29
$81.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$2.08
$39.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.10
$39.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.88
$16.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.66
$12.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.63
$11.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.65
$12.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.44
$8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.33
$6.27
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
France
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$4.35
$82.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$21.59
$409.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$10,940.92
$207,503.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$6.95
$131.76
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
France
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$55.79
$1,058.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$370.78
$7,032.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$297.91
$5,650.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$56.17
$1,065.33
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
France
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$119.64
$2,269.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$3,165.39
$60,034.18
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$1.30
$24.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.43
$27.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$2.49
$47.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$39.18
$743.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$4.65
$88.19
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
France
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$40.34
$765.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$25.84
$490.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$103.25
$1,958.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$62.40
$1,183.40
|
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