Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 56.0% more expensive than Ghana overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% more in Namibia
- Groceries
-
pay 0.5% more in Namibia
- Transportation
-
pay 25.8% more in Namibia
- Housing
-
pay 64.5% more in Namibia
- Childcare
-
pay 88.9% more in Namibia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.5% more in Namibia
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Namibia
The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Namibia are more expensive than in Ghana. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Namibia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.27
|
$7.95
NAD149.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.85
|
$4.23
NAD79.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
$0.83
NAD15.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.61
|
$0.68
NAD12.81
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.33
|
$0.88
NAD16.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.63
|
$3.33
NAD62.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.52
|
$5.12
NAD95.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.37
|
$2.57
NAD48.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.52
|
$2.33
NAD43.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.84
|
$0.79
NAD14.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.10
|
$0.77
NAD14.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
$0.71
NAD13.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.28
|
$0.83
NAD15.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.38
|
$0.91
NAD17.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.75
|
$0.93
NAD17.48
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS62.11
|
$4.77
NAD89.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS387.19
|
$34.08
NAD638.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,411.41
|
$15,621.70
NAD292,704.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.60
|
$7.10
NAD133.05
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
Ghana
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS634.18
|
$63.90
NAD1,197.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,204.28
|
$452.24
NAD8,473.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,646.00
|
$328.15
NAD6,148.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS519.73
|
$51.47
NAD964.37
|
|
pay 88.9% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS836.78
|
$169.47
NAD3,175.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,444.18
|
$5,302.57
NAD99,354.41
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.91
|
$1.49
NAD27.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.74
|
$1.81
NAD33.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.56
|
$2.97
NAD55.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS474.87
|
$34.72
NAD650.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.95
|
$4.90
NAD91.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS218.31
|
$37.49
NAD702.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS295.02
|
$26.97
NAD505.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS480.03
|
$70.06
NAD1,312.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS507.30
|
$69.59
NAD1,303.86
|
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