Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 37.6% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,112.71
|
$7.95
NAD145.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,002.60
|
$4.23
NAD77.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT453.24
|
$0.83
NAD15.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT245.09
|
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
|
pay 80.2% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Namibia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT196.66
|
$0.88
NAD15.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,255.87
|
$3.33
NAD60.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,015.30
|
$5.12
NAD93.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT757.79
|
$2.57
NAD46.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,036.16
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT290.91
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT411.02
|
$0.77
NAD13.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT425.40
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT409.69
|
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.26
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.41
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT916.14
|
$4.77
NAD87.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,330.76
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,757,018.54
|
$15,621.70
NAD285,059.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,751.55
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,757.98
|
$63.90
NAD1,166.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT171,829.33
|
$452.24
NAD8,252.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,361.40
|
$328.15
NAD5,987.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,117.37
|
$51.47
NAD939.19
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT101,889.99
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,782,957.40
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Namibia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT593.40
|
$1.49
NAD27.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT980.02
|
$1.81
NAD32.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT961.81
|
$2.97
NAD54.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,492.53
|
$34.72
NAD633.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,219.31
|
$4.90
NAD89.41
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,247.96
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,498.19
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,276.48
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,121.23
|
$69.59
NAD1,269.81
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