Cost of living comparison
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Namibia vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary
Namibia is 25.5% cheaper than Senegal overall.
Namibia vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Namibia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
$8.82
NAD145.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
F CFA6,478
|
$5.59
NAD92.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
F CFA715
|
$0.84
NAD13.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
F CFA511
|
$0.73
NAD11.99
|
|
Senegal vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
F CFA424
|
$1.07
NAD17.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.68
F CFA5,066
|
$4.52
NAD74.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.67
F CFA5,646
|
$6.75
NAD111.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
F CFA1,442
|
$2.40
NAD39.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
F CFA2,385
|
$2.90
NAD47.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
F CFA849
|
$1.19
NAD19.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA501
|
$0.83
NAD13.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
F CFA768
|
$0.84
NAD13.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
F CFA463
|
$0.88
NAD14.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA362
|
$1.00
NAD16.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA249
|
$1.08
NAD17.85
|
|
Senegal vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries
pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
F CFA3,659
|
$5.02
NAD82.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$76.82
F CFA44,847
|
$39.08
NAD643.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,357.24
F CFA29M
|
$23,990.15
NAD395K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.20
F CFA11,212
|
$8.03
NAD132.14
|
|
Senegal vs. Namibia - Cost of transportation
pay 34.1% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.36
F CFA27,068
|
$50.44
NAD830.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.84
F CFA473K
|
$460.71
NAD7,584.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.19
F CFA252K
|
$348.00
NAD5,728.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.27
F CFA90,649
|
$74.69
NAD1,229.57
|
|
Senegal vs. Namibia - Cost of housing
pay 42.3% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$321.49
F CFA188K
|
$208.44
NAD3,431.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,398.32
F CFA6M
|
$5,331.14
NAD87,763.39
|
|
Senegal vs. Namibia - Cost of childcare
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
F CFA1,495
|
$1.66
NAD27.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
F CFA1,968
|
$2.07
NAD34.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
F CFA1,246
|
$3.31
NAD54.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.81
F CFA26,161
|
$39.58
NAD651.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.54
F CFA4,983
|
$5.41
NAD89.08
|
|
Senegal vs. Namibia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
F CFA33,885
|
$60.50
NAD996.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.52
F CFA26,576
|
$34.63
NAD570.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.35
F CFA49,830
|
$89.44
NAD1,472.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.73
F CFA56,474
|
$83.42
NAD1,373.37
|
|
Senegal vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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