Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 22.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
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