Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 22.3% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Maldives
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
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