Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 56.0% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
|
pay 52.4% more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
pay 69.6% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
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