Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 28.5% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$7.22
NAD135.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$3.27
NAD61.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA877
|
$0.71
NAD13.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA810
|
$0.60
NAD11.24
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$0.75
NAD14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
$2.93
NAD54.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
$4.83
NAD90.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
$2.61
NAD48.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
$2.17
NAD40.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA605
|
$0.89
NAD16.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.70
NAD13.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA580
|
$0.65
NAD12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.67
NAD12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.52
NAD9.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.44
NAD8.25
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
$4.58
NAD85.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
$12,425.99
NAD232,753.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
$56.49
NAD1,058.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
$376.01
NAD7,043.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
$298.50
NAD5,591.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
$50.33
NAD942.73
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
$1.50
NAD28.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
$1.56
NAD29.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
$2.60
NAD48.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
$34.63
NAD648.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$4.64
NAD86.90
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
$39.56
NAD740.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
$24.66
NAD461.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
$100.07
NAD1,874.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
$57.22
NAD1,071.87
|
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