Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 28.1% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
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