Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 18.9% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
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