Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 2.2 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Namibia instead of India, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
India
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
India
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
India
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
India
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
India
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
India
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
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