Cost of living comparison
Italy is 86.5% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
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Namibia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
$16.15
€15.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
$6.83
€6.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
$5.53
€5.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
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pay 78.9% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$38.81
€37.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$19.13
€18.34
|
|
pay 59.6% more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
$656.19
€629.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
$511.91
€490.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$508.72
€487.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
|
pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
$5.01
€4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
$52.12
€49.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
$9.39
€9.00
|
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pay 55.9% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
$115.43
€110.67
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