Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 6.7% cheaper than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Romania
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 75.9% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Romania

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

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Romania vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 NAD145.91	$9.82 RON46.78	+11.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 NAD92.52	$7.22 RON34.39	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.82	$1.87 RON8.93	+124.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 NAD12.05	$1.57 RON7.49	+115.7%
Average			+34.3%

Namibia vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Namibia	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 NAD17.66	$1.10 RON5.23	+2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 NAD74.79	$3.76 RON17.92	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 NAD111.72	$5.36 RON25.55	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 NAD39.75	$2.91 RON13.87	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 NAD47.92	$2.69 RON12.82	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 NAD19.62	$0.51 RON2.43	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.76	$0.67 RON3.20	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.82	$0.65 RON3.10	-22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.52	$0.89 RON4.22	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 NAD16.50	$0.35 RON1.68	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NAD17.94	$0.36 RON1.71	-66.8%
Average			-28.6%

Namibia vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Namibia	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 NAD83.08	$6.55 RON31.21	+30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.08 NAD646.63	$23.38 RON111.41	-40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD397K	$27,083.66 RON129K	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 NAD132.81	$6.64 RON31.66	-17.2%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	Namibia	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD834.55	$8.56 RON40.80	-83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.71 NAD7,622.82	$371.73 RON1,771.66	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.00 NAD5,757.91	$281.26 RON1,340.48	-19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.69 NAD1,235.79	$107.14 RON510.63	+43.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 75.9% more for childcare

	Namibia	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,448.72	$482.75 RON2,300.77	+131.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD88,207.54	$7,125.14 RON33,958.42	+33.7%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.66 NAD27.47	$2.18 RON10.39	+31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 NAD34.27	$2.45 RON11.66	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.72	$5.71 RON27.24	+72.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 NAD654.92	$38.73 RON184.56	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.53	$7.13 RON34.00	+31.8%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Namibia	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.50 NAD1,001.04	$62.00 RON295.50	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD573.02	$35.53 RON169.34	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,479.80	$77.18 RON367.84	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.42 NAD1,380.32	$85.19 RON405.99	+2.1%
Average			-1.9%

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