Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 3.7 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
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