Cost of living comparison

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North Carolina vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 39.4% cheaper than Oklahoma.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 39.7% less in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in North Carolina
Housing: pay 63.4% less in North Carolina
Childcare: pay 85.2% less in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in North Carolina
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in North Carolina

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Mauritius.

North Carolina vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Namibia, you would:

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Namibia	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.25	$6.44 MUR296.79	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33	$6.32 MUR291.10	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43	$0.93 MUR42.92	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71	$0.55 MUR25.50	-67.7%
Average			-57.1%

Namibia vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.7% less for groceries

	Namibia	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77	$0.67 MUR31.01	-75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55	$4.36 MUR201.06	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65	$5.29 MUR243.78	+45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59	$2.18 MUR100.63	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40	$2.25 MUR103.63	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.85 MUR39.11	-61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79	$0.77 MUR35.65	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78	$0.67 MUR30.78	-62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96	$1.13 MUR51.87	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26	$0.46 MUR21.11	-63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26	$0.45 MUR20.60	-64.4%
Average			-39.7%

Namibia vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Namibia	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.85	$5.34 MUR246.20	+87.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.33	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	-43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,334.81	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.34	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	+57.1%
Average			+23.4%

Namibia vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.4% less for housing

	Namibia	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.54	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,007.47	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$900.75	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.41	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	-77.8%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 85.2% less for childcare

	Namibia	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,301.12	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	-88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,862.92	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	-81.6%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.83	$2.05 MUR94.62	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94	$2.42 MUR111.34	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.98	$6.10 MUR281.10	-32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.28	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	+9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$5.93 MUR273.30	-55.2%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Namibia	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.84	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.19	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	-46.6%
Average			-16.1%

Namibia vs. North Carolina - Cost of clothing

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