Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 53.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.55
|
$6.29
$120.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$3.42
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.74
$14.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.68
$12.94
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Namibia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.72
$13.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$2.91
$55.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$4.29
$82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$2.08
$39.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.10
$40.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.88
$16.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.66
$12.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.63
$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.65
$12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.44
$8.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.33
$6.34
|
|
pay 62.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$4.35
$83.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.36
|
$21.59
$413.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
$10,940.92
$209,505.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.03
|
$6.95
$133.04
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
$55.79
$1,068.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
$370.78
$7,099.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
$297.91
$5,704.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
$56.17
$1,075.61
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€835.53
|
$119.64
$2,290.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
$3,165.39
$60,613.35
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$1.30
$24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.43
$27.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
$2.49
$47.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.04
|
$39.18
$750.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.75
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
$40.34
$772.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
$25.84
$494.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
$103.25
$1,977.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.61
|
$62.40
$1,194.82
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