Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 50.0% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 90.6% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD135.31
|
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD61.27
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD13.22
|
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.24
|
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD14.03
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD54.92
|
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD90.50
|
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD48.83
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD40.63
|
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.63
|
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD13.20
|
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.12
|
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.46
|
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.74
|
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.25
|
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD85.83
|
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD232,753.79
|
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
Namibia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,058.16
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD7,043.12
|
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,591.28
|
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD942.73
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
|
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD28.09
|
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD29.25
|
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD48.79
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD648.67
|
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD86.90
|
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD740.94
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD461.84
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,874.51
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,071.87
|
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
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