Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 24.3% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.4% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 40.6% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 22.7% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Namibia

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Namibia are more expensive than in Malaysia. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Namibia.

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Namibia vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Namibia instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 74.4% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.98	$8.82 NAD145.17	+157.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.95	$5.59 NAD92.05	+20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$0.84 NAD13.75	+11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	$0.73 NAD11.99	+72.7%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.49	$1.07 NAD17.57	-3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.32	$4.52 NAD74.42	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.31	$6.75 NAD111.16	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$2.40 NAD39.55	+15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$2.90 NAD47.68	+52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$1.19 NAD19.52	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$0.83 NAD13.69	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$0.84 NAD13.75	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$0.88 NAD14.45	+26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$1.00 NAD16.41	+74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$1.08 NAD17.85	+77.4%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.29	$5.02 NAD82.67	+81.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.39	$39.08 NAD643.38	+155.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$23,990.15 NAD395K	-41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.37	$8.03 NAD132.14	+24.3%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 40.6% more for housing

	Malaysia	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.71	$50.44 NAD830.34	+82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	+31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.79	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	+103.6%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 22.7% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.51	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	-9.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	-33.7%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.73	$1.66 NAD27.33	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$2.07 NAD34.09	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.74	$3.31 NAD54.44	-23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.52	$39.58 NAD651.63	+2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.31	$5.41 NAD89.08	+14.5%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.60	$60.50 NAD996.00	+3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.22	$34.63 NAD570.13	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.35	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.65	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	+7.2%
Average			+9.8%

Malaysia vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

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