Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 9.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 65.7% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$7.22
NAD132.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$3.27
NAD59.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.60
NAD10.99
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$0.75
NAD13.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$2.93
NAD53.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$4.83
NAD88.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$2.61
NAD47.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$2.17
NAD39.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$0.89
NAD16.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.70
NAD12.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$0.65
NAD11.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$0.67
NAD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.52
NAD9.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.44
NAD8.07
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$4.58
NAD83.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
$27.23
NAD498.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$12,425.99
NAD227,620.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$6.37
NAD116.70
|
|
pay 74.9% more for housing
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$56.49
NAD1,034.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
$376.01
NAD6,887.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
$298.50
NAD5,467.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$50.33
NAD921.94
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$166.47
NAD3,049.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
$4,756.12
NAD87,123.06
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$1.50
NAD27.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$1.56
NAD28.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$2.60
NAD47.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$34.63
NAD634.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
$4.64
NAD84.98
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$39.56
NAD724.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$24.66
NAD451.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$100.07
NAD1,833.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$57.22
NAD1,048.23
|
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