Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 3.9% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
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