Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 46.2% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.12
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.20
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.20
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.98
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.85
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.35
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.81
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.98
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 82.4% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.06
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD285,059.89
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,166.02
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,252.34
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,987.98
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD939.19
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 37.6% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.21
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.94
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.16
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD633.52
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.41
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,269.81
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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