Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 7.7% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$7.95
NAD142.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$4.23
NAD75.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.83
NAD14.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.68
NAD12.24
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$0.88
NAD15.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.33
NAD59.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.12
NAD91.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.57
NAD45.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$2.33
NAD41.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.79
NAD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.77
NAD13.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.71
NAD12.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.83
NAD14.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.91
NAD16.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.93
NAD16.70
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.77
NAD85.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$34.08
NAD610.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$15,621.70
NAD279,776.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$7.10
NAD127.17
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$63.90
NAD1,144.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$452.24
NAD8,099.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$328.15
NAD5,877.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$51.47
NAD921.78
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$169.47
NAD3,035.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$5,302.57
NAD94,966.38
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$1.49
NAD26.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$1.81
NAD32.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$2.97
NAD53.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$34.72
NAD621.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$4.90
NAD87.75
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$37.49
NAD671.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$26.97
NAD483.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$70.06
NAD1,254.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$69.59
NAD1,246.28
|
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