Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 45.9% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS501.74
|
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS491.71
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.50
|
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.66
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.33
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS444.54
|
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS280.75
|
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.00
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.87
|
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.77
|
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.58
|
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.63
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.06
|
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.67
|
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.77
|
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS251.25
|
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS652.26
|
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,411,832.95
|
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS361.25
|
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,042.04
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,060.32
|
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,540.27
|
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,005.88
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,907.93
|
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS533,575.55
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.35
|
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.84
|
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.97
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,719.97
|
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS376.31
|
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,512.18
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,361.66
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,985.71
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,362.34
|
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
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