Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 21.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 17.7% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Namibia
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 25.5% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$8.82 NAD145.17	+21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$5.59 NAD92.05	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$0.84 NAD13.75	+14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$0.73 NAD11.99	+72.6%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.07 NAD17.57	+6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$4.52 NAD74.42	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$6.75 NAD111.16	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$2.40 NAD39.55	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	$2.90 NAD47.68	+36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	$1.19 NAD19.52	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	$0.83 NAD13.69	+13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.84 NAD13.75	-18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	$0.88 NAD14.45	+49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	$1.00 NAD16.41	+47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	$1.08 NAD17.85	+51.1%
Average			+17.7%

Zimbabwe vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$5.02 NAD82.67	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	$39.08 NAD643.38	-13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$23,990.15 NAD395K	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	$8.03 NAD132.14	-58.8%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	$50.44 NAD830.34	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	+63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	+64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	+33.8%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 25.5% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	-37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	-11.6%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$1.66 NAD27.33	+20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$2.07 NAD34.09	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$3.31 NAD54.44	+89.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	$39.58 NAD651.63
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.41 NAD89.08	-45.9%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	$60.50 NAD996.00	+172.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	$34.63 NAD570.13	+111.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	+110.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	+69.0%
Average			+112.7%

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