Cost of living comparison
Romania is 38.7% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 98.7% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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