Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 1.1% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
Brazil
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.26
|
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.44
|
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
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