Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 2.1 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
$6.29
$118.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
$3.42
$64.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
$0.74
$13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
$0.68
$12.68
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
$0.72
$13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
$2.91
$54.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
$4.29
$80.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
$2.08
$39.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
$2.10
$39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
$0.88
$16.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
$0.66
$12.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
$0.63
$11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
$0.65
$12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
$0.44
$8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
$0.33
$6.21
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
$4.35
$81.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
$21.59
$405.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
$10,940.92
$205,257.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
$6.95
$130.34
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
$55.79
$1,046.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
$370.78
$6,955.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
$297.91
$5,588.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
$56.17
$1,053.80
|
|
pay 89.8% more for childcare
Nepal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
$119.64
$2,244.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
$3,165.39
$59,384.47
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
$1.30
$24.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
$1.43
$26.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
$2.49
$46.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
$39.18
$735.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
$4.65
$87.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
$40.34
$756.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
$25.84
$484.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
$103.25
$1,937.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
|
$62.40
$1,170.59
|
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