Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 11.4% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$6.29
$118.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$3.42
$64.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$0.74
$13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$0.68
$12.68
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$0.72
$13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$2.91
$54.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$4.29
$80.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$2.08
$39.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$2.10
$39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$0.88
$16.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.66
$12.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$0.63
$11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$0.65
$12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$0.44
$8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$0.33
$6.21
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$4.35
$81.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$21.59
$405.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$10,940.92
$205,257.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$6.95
$130.34
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
$55.79
$1,046.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$370.78
$6,955.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$297.91
$5,588.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$56.17
$1,053.80
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$119.64
$2,244.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$3,165.39
$59,384.47
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$1.30
$24.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$1.43
$26.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$2.49
$46.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$39.18
$735.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$4.65
$87.23
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$40.34
$756.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$25.84
$484.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$103.25
$1,937.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$62.40
$1,170.59
|
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