Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 14.8% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Namibia instead of China, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
China
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Namibia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.66
|
$7.22
NAD127.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.98
|
$3.27
NAD57.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.71
NAD12.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$0.60
NAD10.61
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
China
|
Namibia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.71
|
$0.75
NAD13.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.59
|
$2.93
NAD51.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.99
|
$4.83
NAD85.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.75
|
$2.61
NAD46.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.22
|
$2.17
NAD38.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.43
|
$0.89
NAD15.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$0.70
NAD12.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.71
|
$0.65
NAD11.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
$0.67
NAD11.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$0.52
NAD9.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
$0.44
NAD7.79
|
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pay 12.9% more for transportation
China
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.67
|
$4.58
NAD81.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.39
|
$27.23
NAD481.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,529.50
|
$12,425.99
NAD219,815.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.84
|
$6.37
NAD112.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
China
|
Namibia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.88
|
$56.49
NAD999.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,391.26
|
$376.01
NAD6,651.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,488.05
|
$298.50
NAD5,280.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥283.27
|
$50.33
NAD890.32
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
China
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,441.05
|
$166.47
NAD2,944.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,489.11
|
$4,756.12
NAD84,135.62
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Namibia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.68
|
$1.50
NAD26.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.82
|
$1.56
NAD27.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.91
|
$2.60
NAD46.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥299.57
|
$34.63
NAD612.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.78
|
$4.64
NAD82.07
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
China
|
Namibia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥347.11
|
$39.56
NAD699.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥223.38
|
$24.66
NAD436.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥523.99
|
$100.07
NAD1,770.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥547.09
|
$57.22
NAD1,012.29
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