Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 3.0 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$18.20
€16.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$2.89
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$2.27
€2.11
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$5.99
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$4.48
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$6.79
€6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$7.89
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$101.29
€93.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$21.94
€20.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$5.45
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$3.52
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$37.91
€35.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$13.57
€12.59
|
|
pay 60.0% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$115.33
€106.99
|
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