Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 55.3% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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