Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 8.0% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Burma
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Burma
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Burma
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Burma
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Burma
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
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