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Namibia vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 43.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Namibia
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 36.7% more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Namibia

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

Namibia vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.54	$8.36 NAD142.68	+83.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.70	$4.29 NAD73.26	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.85 NAD14.53	+4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.01	$0.81 NAD13.75	+34.2%
Average			+21.1%

Nicaragua vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO63.99	$0.88 NAD15.09	-49.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO120.87	$3.96 NAD67.70	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO166.90	$5.36 NAD91.51	+17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.59	$2.33 NAD39.86	+18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.82	$2.49 NAD42.56	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$0.91 NAD15.57	-48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.82 NAD14.06	+109.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.79 NAD13.42	-3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.04	$0.83 NAD14.15	-5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.67	$1.03 NAD17.54	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.12	$1.06 NAD18.07	+20.9%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.64	$4.82 NAD82.37	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.61	$46.19 NAD788.68	+823.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.17	$7.68 NAD131.12	+38.0%
Average			+210.0%

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	+76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	+57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	+43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	+29.3%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 36.7% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	+82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	-9.6%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.93	$1.41 NAD24.00	+7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.30	$1.86 NAD31.77	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$3.02 NAD51.61	+13.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	$38.10 NAD650.63	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$5.76 NAD98.29	-28.1%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	$58.56 NAD999.93	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	$27.98 NAD477.81	-54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	-14.4%
Average			-22.1%

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