Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 6.5% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$6.29
$120.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$3.42
$65.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.74
$14.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.68
$12.96
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Poland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.72
$13.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$2.91
$55.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$4.29
$82.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.08
$39.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.10
$40.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.88
$16.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.66
$12.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.63
$12.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.65
$12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.44
$8.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.33
$6.34
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$4.35
$83.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$21.59
$413.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$10,940.92
$209,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$6.95
$133.20
|
|
pay 54.8% more for housing
Poland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$55.79
$1,069.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$370.78
$7,108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$297.91
$5,711.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$56.17
$1,076.95
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Poland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$119.64
$2,293.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$3,165.39
$60,688.99
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$1.30
$24.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.43
$27.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$2.49
$47.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$39.18
$751.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Poland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$40.34
$773.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$25.84
$495.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$103.25
$1,979.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$62.40
$1,196.31
|
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