Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.0 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Namibia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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