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
FCFA5,138
|
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
|
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