Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 43.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Italy
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Namibia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$6.29
$120.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$3.42
$65.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.74
$14.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.68
$12.96
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Italy
|
Namibia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.72
$13.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$2.91
$55.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$4.29
$82.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.08
$39.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.10
$40.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.88
$16.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.66
$12.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.63
$12.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.65
$12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.44
$8.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.33
$6.34
|
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pay 52.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Namibia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$4.35
$83.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$21.59
$413.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$10,940.92
$209,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$6.95
$133.20
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Italy
|
Namibia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$55.79
$1,069.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$370.78
$7,108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$297.91
$5,711.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$56.17
$1,076.95
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Italy
|
Namibia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$119.64
$2,293.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$3,165.39
$60,688.99
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Namibia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.30
$24.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.43
$27.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$2.49
$47.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$39.18
$751.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
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pay 27.4% less for clothing
Italy
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Namibia
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$40.34
$773.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$25.84
$495.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$103.25
$1,979.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$62.40
$1,196.31
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