Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 29.2% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA943
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA761
|
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA733
|
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA662
|
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
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