Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 28.3% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$6.29
$118.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$3.42
$64.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.74
$13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.68
$12.68
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$0.72
$13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$2.91
$54.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$4.29
$80.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$2.08
$39.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$2.10
$39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$0.88
$16.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.66
$12.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.63
$11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.65
$12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.44
$8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.33
$6.21
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$4.35
$81.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$21.59
$405.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$10,940.92
$205,257.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$6.95
$130.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$55.79
$1,046.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$370.78
$6,955.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$297.91
$5,588.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$56.17
$1,053.80
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$119.64
$2,244.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$3,165.39
$59,384.47
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$1.30
$24.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$1.43
$26.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$2.49
$46.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$39.18
$735.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$4.65
$87.23
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$40.34
$756.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$25.84
$484.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$103.25
$1,937.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$62.40
$1,170.59
|
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