Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 52.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
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