Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 4.6% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Cuba
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Cuba
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Cuba
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Cuba
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
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