Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 21.1% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
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Moldova
|
Namibia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
$7.95
NAD145.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
$4.23
NAD77.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
$0.83
NAD15.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
$0.88
NAD15.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
$3.33
NAD60.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
$5.12
NAD93.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
$2.57
NAD46.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
$0.77
NAD13.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
$4.77
NAD87.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
$15,621.70
NAD285,059.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
$63.90
NAD1,166.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
$452.24
NAD8,252.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
$328.15
NAD5,987.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
$51.47
NAD939.19
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
$1.49
NAD27.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
$1.81
NAD32.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
$2.97
NAD54.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
$34.72
NAD633.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
$4.90
NAD89.41
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
$69.59
NAD1,269.81
|
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