Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 3.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 66.3% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
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