Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 39.8% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 52.7% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 67.4% more in Japan
Housing: pay 2.5% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 90.0% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.8% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Japan

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

Japan vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 NAD135.73	$6.60 ¥1,052	-21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 NAD69.70	$5.10 ¥812	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NAD13.83	$1.07 ¥170	+25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 NAD13.08	$0.76 ¥121	-5.5%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 52.7% more for groceries

	Namibia	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD14.35	$1.50 ¥239	+69.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 NAD64.40	$5.07 ¥807	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 NAD87.06	$5.67 ¥903	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 NAD37.92	$2.08 ¥331	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 NAD40.49	$2.93 ¥466	+17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD14.81	$2.14 ¥340	+134.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 NAD13.38	$1.12 ¥178	+35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD12.76	$1.69 ¥270	+115.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.46	$2.13 ¥339	+157.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 NAD16.68	$1.22 ¥194	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 NAD17.19	$1.15 ¥184	+9.0%
Average			+52.7%

Namibia vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.4% more for transportation

	Namibia	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 NAD78.36	$4.39 ¥699	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD750.29	$59.14 ¥9,422	+28.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,723.84 NAD304K	$22,599.51 ¥4M	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD124.74	$25.32 ¥4,034	+229.8%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 2.5% more for housing

	Namibia	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.24 NAD1,043.64	$33.91 ¥5,403	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.81 NAD8,330.48	$543.18 ¥86,534	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.02 NAD6,628.28	$353.61 ¥56,334	-13.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.22 NAD1,173.16	$118.72 ¥18,913	+64.4%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 90.0% more for childcare

	Namibia	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,508.78	$296.89 ¥47,296	+37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD88,159.25	$13,159.48 ¥2M	+142.5%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 NAD22.84	$2.60 ¥415	+85.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 NAD30.23	$3.03 ¥482	+62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 NAD49.10	$3.89 ¥619	+28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NAD618.96	$59.54 ¥9,485	+56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 NAD93.51	$12.46 ¥1,985	+116.5%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Namibia	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.56 NAD951.26	$44.79 ¥7,136	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD454.55	$32.04 ¥5,104	+14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,513.98	$57.37 ¥9,139	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.03 NAD1,251.33	$87.37 ¥13,919	+13.4%
Average			-8.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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