Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 53.7% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Namibia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
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Namibia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$6.29
$119.31
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$3.42
$64.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.74
$14.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.68
$12.82
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
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Namibia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.72
$13.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$2.91
$55.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$4.29
$81.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.08
$39.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.10
$39.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.88
$16.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.66
$12.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.63
$11.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.65
$12.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.44
$8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.33
$6.27
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Namibia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.35
$82.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.59
$409.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$10,940.92
$207,503.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.95
$131.76
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
Namibia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$55.79
$1,058.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$370.78
$7,032.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$297.91
$5,650.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$56.17
$1,065.33
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$119.64
$2,269.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$3,165.39
$60,034.18
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Namibia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.30
$24.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.43
$27.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$2.49
$47.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$39.18
$743.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$4.65
$88.19
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Namibia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$40.34
$765.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.84
$490.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$103.25
$1,958.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$62.40
$1,183.40
|
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