Cost of living comparison
France is 2.6 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in France instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$118.02
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$64.14
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$13.96
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.68
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.44
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$54.56
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$80.45
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.11
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$39.40
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.45
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.47
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$11.82
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.10
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.17
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.21
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$81.55
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$405.04
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$205,257.68
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$130.34
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 76.5% more for housing
Namibia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,046.71
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$6,955.95
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,588.87
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,053.80
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,244.49
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$59,384.47
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.37
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$26.81
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$46.70
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$735.08
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$87.23
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 61.6% more for clothing
Namibia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$756.89
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$484.79
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,937.12
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,170.59
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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