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Namibia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 45.1% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 70.7% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 77.3% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 19.2% more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Namibia
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Namibia

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Namibia are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Namibia.

Namibia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Namibia instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$7.95 NAD149.01	+345.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$4.23 NAD79.27	+30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.83 NAD15.61	+32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.68 NAD12.81	+65.5%
Average			+118.5%

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.88 NAD16.41	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$3.33 NAD62.48	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$5.12 NAD95.85	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$2.57 NAD48.07	+58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.33 NAD43.66	+65.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.79 NAD14.88	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.77 NAD14.36	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.71 NAD13.36	-12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.83 NAD15.59	+53.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.91 NAD17.14	+62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.93 NAD17.48	+0.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 70.7% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$4.77 NAD89.40	+53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$34.08 NAD638.63	+181.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$15,621.70 NAD292,704.09	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$7.10 NAD133.05	+82.8%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 77.3% more for housing

	Indonesia	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$63.90 NAD1,197.29	+139.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$452.24 NAD8,473.64	+61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$328.15 NAD6,148.55	+99.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$51.47 NAD964.37	+7.7%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 19.2% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	+50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	-12.5%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$1.49 NAD27.94	-45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$1.81 NAD33.82	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$2.97 NAD55.61	+36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$34.72 NAD650.51	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$4.90 NAD91.80	+55.2%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$37.49 NAD702.49	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$26.97 NAD505.31	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$69.59 NAD1,303.86	+6.8%
Average			-1.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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