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
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
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