Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 51.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,507
|
$6.29
$120.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
$3.42
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$0.74
$14.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.68
$12.94
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$0.72
$13.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$2.91
$55.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr749
|
$4.29
$82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.08
$39.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$2.10
$40.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$0.88
$16.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.66
$12.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.63
$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.65
$12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.44
$8.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.33
$6.34
|
|
pay 63.1% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$4.35
$83.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,879
|
$21.59
$413.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
$10,940.92
$209,505.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,369
|
$6.95
$133.04
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Iceland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
$55.79
$1,068.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
$370.78
$7,099.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
$297.91
$5,704.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
$56.17
$1,075.61
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,453
|
$119.64
$2,290.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
$3,165.39
$60,613.35
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$1.30
$24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$1.43
$27.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
$2.49
$47.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,998
|
$39.18
$750.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
$40.34
$772.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
$25.84
$494.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
$103.25
$1,977.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,626
|
$62.40
$1,194.82
|
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