Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 52.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$6.29
$118.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$3.42
$64.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.74
$13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.68
$12.68
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.72
$13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$2.91
$54.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$4.29
$80.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.08
$39.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.10
$39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.88
$16.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.66
$12.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.63
$11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.65
$12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.44
$8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.33
$6.21
|
|
pay 65.3% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$4.35
$81.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$21.59
$405.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$10,940.92
$205,257.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$6.95
$130.34
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$55.79
$1,046.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$370.78
$6,955.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$297.91
$5,588.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$56.17
$1,053.80
|
|
pay 71.6% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$119.64
$2,244.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$3,165.39
$59,384.47
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Namibia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$1.30
$24.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.43
$26.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.49
$46.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$39.18
$735.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$4.65
$87.23
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Namibia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$40.34
$756.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$25.84
$484.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$103.25
$1,937.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$62.40
$1,170.59
|
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