Cost of living comparison
Romania is 31.6% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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