Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 0.3% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
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