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Namibia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 2.5% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 7.5% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Namibia
Childcare: pay 27.4% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Namibia

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

Namibia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Namibia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$8.36 NAD142.68	+32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$4.29 NAD73.26	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$0.85 NAD14.53	+14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.81 NAD13.75	+195.2%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.88 NAD15.09	-3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$3.96 NAD67.70	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$5.36 NAD91.51	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$2.33 NAD39.86	-7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$2.49 NAD42.56	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.91 NAD15.57	-5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$0.82 NAD14.06	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.79 NAD13.42	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.83 NAD14.15	+12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$1.03 NAD17.54	+54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$1.06 NAD18.07	+63.1%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$4.82 NAD82.37	+107.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$46.19 NAD788.68	+36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	-27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$7.68 NAD131.12	-59.6%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	+17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	+13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	-25.9%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 27.4% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	-38.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	-16.3%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$1.41 NAD24.00	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$1.86 NAD31.77	-46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$3.02 NAD51.61	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$38.10 NAD650.63	-64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$5.76 NAD98.29	-66.6%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$58.56 NAD999.93	+20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$27.98 NAD477.81	-51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	-2.7%
Average			-7.1%

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