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Namibia vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 52.1% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 83.0% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 49.5% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 90.3% more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Namibia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation in Namibia are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Namibia.

Namibia vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.2% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.64 IQD6,074	$7.95 NAD149.01	+71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 IQD8,791	$4.23 NAD79.27	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD545	$0.83 NAD15.61	+100.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IQD292	$0.68 NAD12.81	+206.3%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 83.0% more for groceries

	Iraq	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 IQD1,066	$0.88 NAD16.41	+7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 IQD3,286	$3.33 NAD62.48	+32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 IQD5,965	$5.12 NAD95.85	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IQD2,307	$2.57 NAD48.07	+45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 IQD2,887	$2.33 NAD43.66	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD629	$0.79 NAD14.88	+65.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD676	$0.77 NAD14.36	+48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 IQD581	$0.71 NAD13.36	+60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD398	$0.83 NAD15.59	+173.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD362	$0.91 NAD17.14	+230.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD367	$0.93 NAD17.48	+232.2%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Iraq	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.93 IQD2,518	$4.77 NAD89.40	+147.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.46 IQD51,615	$34.08 NAD638.63	-13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,587.19 IQD21,693,868	$15,621.70 NAD292,704.09	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.54 IQD20,319	$7.10 NAD133.05	-54.3%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 49.5% more for housing

	Iraq	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.52 IQD45,154	$63.90 NAD1,197.29	+85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.02 IQD366,224	$452.24 NAD8,473.64	+61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$188.34 IQD246,321	$328.15 NAD6,148.55	+74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.51 IQD86,983	$51.47 NAD964.37	-22.6%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 90.3% more for childcare

	Iraq	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.67 IQD182,667	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	+21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,045.09 IQD2,674,707	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	+159.3%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 IQD3,364	$1.49 NAD27.94	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 IQD3,088	$1.81 NAD33.82	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 IQD2,689	$2.97 NAD55.61	+44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.77 IQD42,863	$34.72 NAD650.51	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 IQD10,953	$4.90 NAD91.80	-41.5%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Iraq	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.65 IQD30,928	$37.49 NAD702.49	+58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.45 IQD33,291	$26.97 NAD505.31	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.29 IQD63,155	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	+45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.75 IQD48,061	$69.59 NAD1,303.86	+89.4%
Average			+49.7%

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