Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 16.6% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 87.5% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 42.1% more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Namibia
Clothing: pay 44.8% less in Namibia

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

Namibia vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.3% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 ARS9,778.01	$7.95 NAD149.97	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.73 ARS7,658.10	$4.23 NAD79.78	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ARS1,503.76	$0.83 NAD15.71	-37.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ARS1,140.95	$0.68 NAD12.89	-31.8%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Argentina	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ARS1,624.85	$0.88 NAD16.51	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.84 ARS4,364.80	$3.33 NAD62.88	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28 ARS4,868.91	$5.12 NAD96.47	+19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 ARS2,038.86	$2.57 NAD48.38	+43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 ARS3,005.53	$2.33 NAD43.94	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,030.84	$0.79 NAD14.98	-12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ARS964.91	$0.77 NAD14.45	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS733.16	$0.71 NAD13.44	+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 ARS1,145.51	$0.83 NAD15.69	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS527.77	$0.91 NAD17.25	+97.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS519.92	$0.93 NAD17.59	+104.1%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Argentina	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 ARS4,166.12	$4.77 NAD89.97	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.28 ARS15,109.03	$34.08 NAD642.71	+156.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,930.00 ARS32,921,474.99	$15,621.70 NAD294,576.71	-46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.90 ARS11,261.64	$7.10 NAD133.90	-28.2%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 87.5% more for housing

	Argentina	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.37 ARS22,039.14	$63.90 NAD1,204.95	+229.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.40 ARS345,264.14	$452.24 NAD8,527.85	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.72 ARS252,305.64	$328.15 NAD6,187.89	+48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.92 ARS47,707.53	$51.47 NAD970.54	+22.8%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 42.1% more for childcare

	Argentina	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.69 ARS197,651.18	$169.47 NAD3,195.71	-2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,841.72 ARS3,233,791.56	$5,302.57 NAD99,990.05	+86.6%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.81 ARS2,058.88	$1.49 NAD28.12	-17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 ARS2,374.22	$1.81 NAD34.04	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 ARS2,682.76	$2.97 NAD55.97	+25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.92 ARS21,527.93	$34.72 NAD654.67	+83.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 ARS5,421.01	$4.90 NAD92.39	+2.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.59 ARS90,575.46	$37.49 NAD706.98	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.14 ARS78,683.25	$26.97 NAD508.55	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.64 ARS122,489.36	$70.06 NAD1,321.13	-34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.20 ARS114,020.73	$69.59 NAD1,312.21	-30.5%
Average			-44.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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