Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 7.2% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 43.2% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Namibia

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Namibia are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Namibia.

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Namibia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Namibia instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Romania	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.78	$8.82 NAD145.91	-10.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.39	$5.59 NAD92.52	-22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.93	$0.84 NAD13.82	-55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.49	$0.73 NAD12.05	-53.6%
Average			-25.6%

Romania vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Romania	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.23	$1.07 NAD17.66	-2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.92	$4.52 NAD74.79	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.55	$6.75 NAD111.72	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.87	$2.40 NAD39.75	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.82	$2.90 NAD47.92	+7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.43	$1.19 NAD19.62	+132.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.20	$0.83 NAD13.76	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.10	$0.84 NAD13.82	+28.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.22	$0.88 NAD14.52	-0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.68	$1.00 NAD16.50	+183.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.71	$1.08 NAD17.94	+201.3%
Average			+40.1%

Romania vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Romania	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON31.21	$5.02 NAD83.08	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON111.41	$39.08 NAD646.63	+67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON129K	$23,990.15 NAD397K	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.66	$8.03 NAD132.81	+20.8%
Average			+1.8%

Romania vs. Namibia - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Romania	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.80	$50.44 NAD834.55	+489.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,771.66	$460.71 NAD7,622.82	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,340.48	$348.00 NAD5,757.91	+23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON510.63	$74.69 NAD1,235.79	-30.3%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	Romania	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,300.77	$208.44 NAD3,448.72	-56.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,958.42	$5,331.14 NAD88,207.54	-25.2%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.39	$1.66 NAD27.47	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.66	$2.07 NAD34.27	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.24	$3.31 NAD54.72	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON184.56	$39.58 NAD654.92	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON34.00	$5.41 NAD89.53	-24.1%
Average			-18.6%

Romania vs. Namibia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Romania	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON295.50	$60.50 NAD1,001.04	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON169.34	$34.63 NAD573.02	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON367.84	$89.44 NAD1,479.80	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON405.99	$83.42 NAD1,380.32	-2.1%
Average			+1.9%

Romania vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

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