Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 9.1% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
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