Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 28.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.31
|
$6.29
$119.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
$3.42
$64.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.07
|
$0.74
$14.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.75
|
$0.68
$12.82
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Russia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
$0.72
$13.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.56
|
$2.91
$55.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.32
|
$4.29
$81.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
$2.08
$39.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.82
|
$2.10
$39.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.71
|
$0.88
$16.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.48
|
$0.66
$12.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.01
|
$0.63
$11.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.93
|
$0.65
$12.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.44
$8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.31
|
$0.33
$6.27
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.69
|
$4.35
$82.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
$21.59
$409.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
$10,940.92
$207,503.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
$6.95
$131.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
$55.79
$1,058.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
$370.78
$7,032.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
$297.91
$5,650.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
$56.17
$1,065.33
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
Russia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
$119.64
$2,269.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
$3,165.39
$60,034.18
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.11
|
$1.30
$24.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.59
|
$1.43
$27.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
$2.49
$47.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
$39.18
$743.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.20
|
$4.65
$88.19
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Russia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
$40.34
$765.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
$25.84
$490.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
$103.25
$1,958.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
$62.40
$1,183.40
|
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