Cost of living comparison

Namibia

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 26.9% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% less in Dakar
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 63.6% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 38.0% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 73.4% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Dakar

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Dakar are more expensive than in Windhoek.

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Dakar vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 10.5% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD188.06	$5.12 F CFA2,990	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD98.98	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+84.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.86	$1.22 F CFA715	+45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.69	$0.87 F CFA511	-1.9%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.09	$0.73 F CFA424	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.27	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+84.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD97.42	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.34	$2.47 F CFA1,442	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.45	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.36	$1.45 F CFA849	+46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.59	$0.86 F CFA501	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.32 F CFA768	+57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.07	$0.79 F CFA463	-13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.87	$0.62 F CFA362	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.24	$0.43 F CFA249	-47.1%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 63.6% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD85.71	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD791.85	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+109.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD131.65	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+140.1%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 38.0% more for housing

	Windhoek	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$46.36 F CFA27,068	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	$810.84 F CFA473K	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	$431.19 F CFA252K	+21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+43.8%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 73.4% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$321.49 F CFA188K	+54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+95.0%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.17	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD37.94	$3.37 F CFA1,968	+46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD610.38	$44.81 F CFA26,161	+20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+57.7%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD903.20	$58.04 F CFA33,885	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$45.52 F CFA26,576	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$85.35 F CFA49,830	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+2.1%
Average			+7.9%

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