Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 13.3% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Namibia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Namibia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
Namibia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Namibia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Namibia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
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