Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 78.5% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD135.31
|
$10.57
€9.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD61.27
|
$7.05
€6.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD13.22
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.24
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD14.03
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD54.92
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD90.50
|
$4.56
€4.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD48.83
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD40.63
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.63
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD13.20
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.12
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.46
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.74
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.25
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD85.83
|
$6.88
€6.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$45.63
€42.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD232,753.79
|
$24,770.47
€22,816.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
$9.34
€8.61
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Namibia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,058.16
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD7,043.12
|
$353.00
€325.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,591.28
|
$271.19
€249.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD942.73
|
$185.26
€170.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
$388.30
€357.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$13,208.99
€12,166.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD28.09
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD29.25
|
$2.88
€2.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD48.79
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD648.67
|
$45.72
€42.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD86.90
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD740.94
|
$78.71
€72.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD461.84
|
$43.65
€40.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,874.51
|
$84.70
€78.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,071.87
|
$122.77
€113.08
|
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