Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 13.4% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 57.1% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 9.3% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Namibia
Clothing: pay 6.0% more in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.7% less for restaurants

	Moldova	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.15	$8.82 NAD146.78	-5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL156.28	$5.59 NAD93.07	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.23	$0.84 NAD13.90	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL11.99	$0.73 NAD12.12	+8.6%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 57.1% more for groceries

	Moldova	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.08	$1.07 NAD17.76	+110.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.24	$4.52 NAD75.24	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL78.82	$6.75 NAD112.39	+53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.28	$2.40 NAD39.99	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.31	$2.90 NAD48.20	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.07	$1.19 NAD19.74	+162.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.57	$0.83 NAD13.84	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.59	$0.84 NAD13.90	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.56	$0.88 NAD14.61	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$1.00 NAD16.59	+218.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.20	$1.08 NAD18.04	+362.0%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Moldova	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL109.96	$5.02 NAD83.58	-18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL305.22	$39.08 NAD650.50	+128.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL577K	$23,990.15 NAD399K	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL76.89	$8.03 NAD133.60	+86.6%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 9.3% more for housing

	Moldova	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL190.16	$50.44 NAD839.53	+374.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	$460.71 NAD7,668.36	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	$348.00 NAD5,792.30	+15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	$74.69 NAD1,243.17	-44.4%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Moldova	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,923.84	$208.44 NAD3,469.32	-5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90	$5,331.14 NAD88,734.46	-2.0%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.74	$1.66 NAD27.63	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.61	$2.07 NAD34.47	+17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.51	$3.31 NAD55.04	-2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL565.92	$39.58 NAD658.84	+25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.33	$5.41 NAD90.07	-16.1%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 6.0% more for clothing

	Moldova	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL943.56	$60.50 NAD1,007.02	+14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL681.64	$34.63 NAD576.44	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	$89.44 NAD1,488.64	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	$83.42 NAD1,388.56	+25.3%
Average			+6.0%

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