Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 5.3% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 29.8% less in Namibia
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 14.9% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 65.6% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$8.82 NAD145.91	+105.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$5.59 NAD92.52	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$0.84 NAD13.82	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.73 NAD12.05	+12.6%
Average			+43.8%

Taiwan vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.07 NAD17.66	-38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$4.52 NAD74.79	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$6.75 NAD111.72	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$2.40 NAD39.75	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$2.90 NAD47.92	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$1.19 NAD19.62	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.83 NAD13.76	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.84 NAD13.82	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.88 NAD14.52	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$1.00 NAD16.50	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$1.08 NAD17.94	+13.4%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$5.02 NAD83.08	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$39.08 NAD646.63	+12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$23,990.15 NAD397K	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$8.03 NAD132.81	-5.6%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 14.9% more for housing

	Taiwan	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$50.44 NAD834.55	+139.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$460.71 NAD7,622.82	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$348.00 NAD5,757.91	+19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$74.69 NAD1,235.79	+19.1%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 65.6% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$208.44 NAD3,448.72	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$5,331.14 NAD88,207.54	-69.5%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$1.66 NAD27.47	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$2.07 NAD34.27	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$3.31 NAD54.72	-17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$39.58 NAD654.92	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$5.41 NAD89.53	-45.7%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$60.50 NAD1,001.04	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$34.63 NAD573.02	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$89.44 NAD1,479.80	+13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$83.42 NAD1,380.32	-10.1%
Average			+1.9%

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