Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 49.2% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$7.95
NAD145.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$4.23
NAD77.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$0.83
NAD15.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$0.88
NAD15.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$3.33
NAD60.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$5.12
NAD93.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$2.57
NAD46.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.77
NAD13.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$4.77
NAD87.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$15,621.70
NAD285,059.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$63.90
NAD1,166.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$452.24
NAD8,252.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$328.15
NAD5,987.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$51.47
NAD939.19
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.49
NAD27.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.81
NAD32.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.97
NAD54.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$34.72
NAD633.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$4.90
NAD89.41
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$69.59
NAD1,269.81
|
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