Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 33.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.59
|
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.54
|
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.09
|
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.16
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.33
|
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.02
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.60
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€704.20
|
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€579.82
|
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.40
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.99
|
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.01
|
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.95
|
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.09
|
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
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