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Namibia vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 75.4% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 2.0% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 62.3% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% more in Namibia
Clothing: pay 83.8% more in Namibia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Namibia are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Namibia.

Namibia vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	$8.36 NAD142.68	+225.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	$4.29 NAD73.26	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN655.69	$0.85 NAD14.53	+87.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN462.19	$0.81 NAD13.75	+152.1%
Average			+113.9%

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	$0.88 NAD15.09	-29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	$3.96 NAD67.70	+53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	$5.36 NAD91.51	-49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	$2.33 NAD39.86	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	$2.49 NAD42.56	+28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	$0.91 NAD15.57	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	$0.82 NAD14.06	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	$0.79 NAD13.42	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	$0.83 NAD14.15	-2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	$1.03 NAD17.54	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	$1.06 NAD18.07	+6.7%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	$4.82 NAD82.37	+76.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	$46.19 NAD788.68	+43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	$7.68 NAD131.12	-29.3%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 62.3% more for housing

	Nigeria	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	+109.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	+194.8%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	+158.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	+275.4%
Average			+217.0%

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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	$1.41 NAD24.00	+56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	$1.86 NAD31.77	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	$3.02 NAD51.61	+95.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	$38.10 NAD650.63	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	$5.76 NAD98.29	-3.1%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 83.8% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	$58.56 NAD999.93	+236.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	$27.98 NAD477.81	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	+67.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	+36.2%
Average			+83.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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