Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 17.0% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 69.0% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.16
|
$6.29
$119.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
$3.42
$64.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.00
|
$0.74
$14.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.62
|
$0.68
$12.82
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
$0.72
$13.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.36
|
$2.91
$55.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.04
|
$4.29
$81.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
$2.08
$39.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.90
|
$2.10
$39.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.67
|
$0.88
$16.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.45
|
$0.66
$12.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.91
|
$0.63
$11.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.60
|
$0.65
$12.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.65
|
$0.44
$8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.30
|
$0.33
$6.27
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.47
|
$4.35
$82.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.32
|
$21.59
$409.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
$10,940.92
$207,503.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.01
|
$6.95
$131.76
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
$55.79
$1,058.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
$370.78
$7,032.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
$297.91
$5,650.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
$56.17
$1,065.33
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM686.03
|
$119.64
$2,269.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
$3,165.39
$60,034.18
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.23
|
$1.30
$24.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.67
|
$1.43
$27.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
$2.49
$47.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM154.40
|
$39.18
$743.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.16
|
$4.65
$88.19
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
$40.34
$765.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
$25.84
$490.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
$103.25
$1,958.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM266.47
|
$62.40
$1,183.40
|
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