Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.0 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$119.31
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$64.84
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$14.12
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.82
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.59
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$55.16
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$81.33
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.54
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$39.83
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.63
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.60
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$11.95
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.24
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.26
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.27
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$82.45
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$409.47
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$207,503.35
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$131.76
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,058.16
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$7,032.06
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,650.02
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,065.33
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,269.05
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$60,034.18
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.64
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$27.11
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$47.21
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$743.12
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$88.19
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$765.17
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$490.10
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,958.31
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,183.40
|
$105.59
|
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