Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 51.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK198.79
|
$7.22
NAD131.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK125.78
|
$3.27
NAD59.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.13
|
$0.71
NAD12.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.98
|
$0.60
NAD10.92
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.73
|
$0.75
NAD13.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.09
|
$2.93
NAD53.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK79.33
|
$4.83
NAD87.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.95
|
$2.61
NAD47.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.23
|
$2.17
NAD39.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.12
|
$0.89
NAD16.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.36
|
$0.70
NAD12.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.30
|
$0.65
NAD11.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.03
|
$0.67
NAD12.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.02
|
$0.52
NAD9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.86
|
$0.44
NAD8.01
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.14
|
$4.58
NAD83.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK799.96
|
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK361,811.22
|
$12,425.99
NAD226,149.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK230.83
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK543.66
|
$56.49
NAD1,028.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,285.36
|
$376.01
NAD6,843.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,557.73
|
$298.50
NAD5,432.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,424.01
|
$50.33
NAD915.98
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,153.88
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,116.30
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK99.35
|
$1.50
NAD27.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.15
|
$1.56
NAD28.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK145.20
|
$2.60
NAD47.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK464.24
|
$34.63
NAD630.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK141.28
|
$4.64
NAD84.43
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK888.87
|
$39.56
NAD719.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK440.39
|
$24.66
NAD448.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK989.13
|
$100.07
NAD1,821.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,321.51
|
$57.22
NAD1,041.46
|
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