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Senegal vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 43.1% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.7% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 93.4% more in Senegal
Housing: pay 28.5% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 29.2% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Senegal

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Senegal are more expensive than in Namibia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Namibia, you would:

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pay 35.7% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 NAD140.29	$4.92 F CFA2,815	-41.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 NAD72.03	$10.46 F CFA5,988	+143.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NAD14.29	$0.89 F CFA512	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 NAD13.52	$1.09 F CFA622	+34.9%
Average			+35.7%

Namibia vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Namibia	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD14.83	$0.64 F CFA366	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 NAD66.56	$6.44 F CFA3,685	+62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 NAD89.97	$9.55 F CFA5,463	+78.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 NAD39.20	$2.81 F CFA1,607	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 NAD41.85	$4.40 F CFA2,516	+76.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD15.31	$1.27 F CFA727	+39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 NAD13.82	$0.85 F CFA487	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.19	$1.21 F CFA694	+54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.91	$0.98 F CFA560	+18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 NAD17.24	$0.69 F CFA397	-32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 NAD17.77	$0.59 F CFA335	-44.7%
Average			+22.5%

Namibia vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.4% more for transportation

	Namibia	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 NAD80.98	$6.70 F CFA3,836	+39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD775.44	$80.49 F CFA46,059	+74.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,723.84 NAD314K	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+98.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD128.92	$20.12 F CFA11,515	+162.1%
Average			+93.4%

Namibia vs. Senegal - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.5% more for housing

	Namibia	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.24 NAD1,078.63	$48.58 F CFA27,799	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.81 NAD8,609.76	$940.87 F CFA538K	+83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.02 NAD6,850.49	$364.90 F CFA209K	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.22 NAD1,212.49	$119.46 F CFA68,356	+65.4%
Average			+28.5%

Namibia vs. Senegal - Cost of housing

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pay 29.2% more for childcare

	Namibia	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,626.42	$268.31 F CFA154K	+24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,114.78	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+34.3%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 NAD23.60	$2.68 F CFA1,535	+90.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 NAD31.24	$4.47 F CFA2,559	+140.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 NAD50.74	$1.79 F CFA1,024	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NAD639.71	$50.08 F CFA28,659	+31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 NAD96.64	$8.94 F CFA5,118	+55.4%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Namibia	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.56 NAD983.15	$52.32 F CFA29,938	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD469.79	$47.70 F CFA27,294	+70.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,564.74	$110.31 F CFA63,118	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.03 NAD1,293.28	$131.17 F CFA75,059	+70.3%
Average			+37.1%

Namibia vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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