Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 27.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK115.34
|
$7.22
NAD128.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK94.78
|
$3.27
NAD58.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK19.63
|
$0.71
NAD12.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.21
|
$0.60
NAD10.67
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK25.98
|
$0.75
NAD13.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK54.12
|
$2.93
NAD52.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK56.98
|
$4.83
NAD85.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK38.95
|
$2.61
NAD46.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK49.82
|
$2.17
NAD38.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.40
|
$0.89
NAD15.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK10.89
|
$0.70
NAD12.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.60
|
$0.65
NAD11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK18.38
|
$0.67
NAD11.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK6.79
|
$0.52
NAD9.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.38
|
$0.44
NAD7.83
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK69.35
|
$4.58
NAD81.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK694.59
|
$27.23
NAD484.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK275,865.66
|
$12,425.99
NAD221,011.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK217.35
|
$6.37
NAD113.31
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Sweden
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK296.01
|
$56.49
NAD1,004.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK8,903.57
|
$376.01
NAD6,687.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,657.51
|
$298.50
NAD5,309.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK703.86
|
$50.33
NAD895.17
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,234.57
|
$166.47
NAD2,960.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK29,120.87
|
$4,756.12
NAD84,593.32
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK69.47
|
$1.50
NAD26.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK38.19
|
$1.56
NAD27.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK63.69
|
$2.60
NAD46.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK401.84
|
$34.63
NAD615.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK140.15
|
$4.64
NAD82.51
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK816.95
|
$39.56
NAD703.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK351.78
|
$24.66
NAD438.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK837.68
|
$100.07
NAD1,779.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,202.68
|
$57.22
NAD1,017.80
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