Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 9.7% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$6.29
$120.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$3.42
$65.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.74
$14.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.68
$12.96
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.72
$13.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$2.91
$55.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$4.29
$82.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$2.08
$39.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.10
$40.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.88
$16.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.66
$12.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.63
$12.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.65
$12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.44
$8.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.33
$6.34
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$4.35
$83.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$21.59
$413.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$10,940.92
$209,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$6.95
$133.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$55.79
$1,069.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$370.78
$7,108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$297.91
$5,711.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$56.17
$1,076.95
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$119.64
$2,293.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$3,165.39
$60,688.99
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.30
$24.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.43
$27.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$2.49
$47.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$39.18
$751.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$40.34
$773.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$25.84
$495.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$103.25
$1,979.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$62.40
$1,196.31
|
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