Cost of living comparison
Japan is 60.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Namibia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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