Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 14.4% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$7.22
NAD131.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$3.27
NAD59.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.71
NAD12.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.60
NAD10.92
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.75
NAD13.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$2.93
NAD53.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$4.83
NAD87.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.61
NAD47.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$2.17
NAD39.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.89
NAD16.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.70
NAD12.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.65
NAD11.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.67
NAD12.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.52
NAD9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.44
NAD8.01
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.58
NAD83.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$12,425.99
NAD226,149.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Liberia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$56.49
NAD1,028.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$376.01
NAD6,843.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$298.50
NAD5,432.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$50.33
NAD915.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.50
NAD27.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$1.56
NAD28.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$2.60
NAD47.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$34.63
NAD630.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$4.64
NAD84.43
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$39.56
NAD719.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$24.66
NAD448.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$100.07
NAD1,821.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$57.22
NAD1,041.46
|
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