Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Italy

Italy vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 57.4% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Italy
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Italy
Transportation: pay 46.4% more in Italy
Housing: pay 58.9% more in Italy
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Italy
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.4% more in Italy
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Italy

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Italy are more expensive than in Namibia. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Italy.

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Italy vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Namibia	Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 NAD145.17	$18.81 €16.74	+113.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 NAD92.05	$11.59 €10.31	+107.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$2.95 €2.62	+252.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 NAD11.99	$1.38 €1.23	+89.8%
Average			+119.5%

Namibia vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Namibia	Italy
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 NAD17.57	$2.19 €1.95	+105.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 NAD74.42	$8.58 €7.64	+89.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 NAD111.16	$5.84 €5.20	-13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 NAD39.55	$4.02 €3.58	+67.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 NAD47.68	$5.65 €5.02	+94.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 NAD19.52	$1.15 €1.02	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.69	$0.96 €0.85	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.19 €1.06	+42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.45	$1.45 €1.29	+65.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 NAD16.41	$0.86 €0.76	-13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NAD17.85	$0.81 €0.72	-24.9%
Average			+30.5%

Namibia vs. Italy - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.4% more for transportation

	Namibia	Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 NAD82.67	$7.75 €6.90	+54.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.08 NAD643.38	$43.51 €38.72	+11.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$34,598.57 €30,793.97	+44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 NAD132.14	$20.27 €18.04	+152.5%
Average			+46.4%

Namibia vs. Italy - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.9% more for housing

	Namibia	Italy
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$30.01 €26.71	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	$723.52 €643.96	+57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	$562.80 €500.92	+61.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	$162.38 €144.52	+117.4%
Average			+58.9%

Namibia vs. Italy - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Namibia	Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$542.33 €482.69	+160.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$10,535.75 €9,377.19	+97.6%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.66 NAD27.33	$5.64 €5.02	+239.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 NAD34.09	$1.96 €1.74	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$6.73 €5.99	+103.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 NAD651.63	$55.93 €49.78	+41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$10.26 €9.13	+89.6%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	Namibia	Italy
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.50 NAD996.00	$86.42 €76.92	+42.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$38.24 €34.03	+10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$99.86 €88.88	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	$127.82 €113.76	+53.2%
Average			+28.2%

Namibia vs. Italy - Cost of clothing

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