Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 29.4% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Gabon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
|
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