Cost of living comparison

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Samoa vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Samoa is 28.1% cheaper than Namibia overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.4 times more in Samoa
Groceries
pay 11.6% less in Samoa
Transportation
pay 28.4% more in Samoa
Housing
pay 73.9% less in Samoa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 74.0% more in Samoa

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

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Samoa vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

 
Namibia
Samoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.82
NAD146.13
$47.26
WST130.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.59
NAD92.66
$14.54
WST40.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
NAD13.84
$1.82
WST5.00
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pay 11.6% less for groceries

 
Namibia
Samoa
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.07
NAD17.68
$0.82
WST2.25
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
NAD74.91
$0.45
WST1.25
Milk (1 gallon) $6.75
NAD111.89
$6.88
WST18.93
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pay 28.4% more for transportation

 
Namibia
Samoa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.02
NAD83.21
$4.13
WST11.36
Monthly public transit pass $39.08
NAD647.62
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,990.15
NAD398K
??
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pay 73.9% less for housing

 
Namibia
Samoa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $50.44
NAD835.81
$36.35
WST100.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $460.71
NAD7,634.40
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $348.00
NAD5,766.65
??
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Namibia
Samoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $208.44
NAD3,453.95
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,331.14
NAD88,341.46
??
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pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Namibia
Samoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.66
NAD27.51
$3.45
WST9.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
NAD34.32
$2.91
WST8.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.31
NAD54.80
$6.18
WST17.00
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Namibia
Samoa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $60.50
NAD1,002.56
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.63
NAD573.89
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $89.44
NAD1,482.04
??
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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