Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 16.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 87.5% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
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