Cost of living comparison

 Namibia
compared to
 Sweden
Sweden vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 72.5% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Sweden
Groceries
pay 54.2% more in Sweden
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Sweden
Housing
pay 43.7% more in Sweden
Childcare
pay 34.4% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Sweden
Clothing
pay 60.8% more in Sweden

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Sweden are more expensive than in Namibia. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Sweden.

Sweden vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Namibia, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Namibia
Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.95
NAD144.51
$11.92
SEK119.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.23
NAD76.88
$9.45
SEK94.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
NAD15.14
$2.04
SEK20.44

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

 
Namibia
Sweden
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
NAD15.91
$2.49
SEK24.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.33
NAD60.60
$5.18
SEK51.91
Milk (1 gallon) $5.12
NAD92.96
$5.43
SEK54.42

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Namibia
Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
NAD86.70
$6.64
SEK66.44
Monthly public transit pass $34.08
NAD619.34
$68.10
SEK681.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,621.70
NAD283,865.31
$26,850.74
SEK268,850.57

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pay 43.7% more for housing

 
Namibia
Sweden
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.90
NAD1,161.14
$30.29
SEK303.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $452.24
NAD8,217.76
$821.73
SEK8,227.77
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $328.15
NAD5,962.89
$641.62
SEK6,424.41

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pay 34.4% less for childcare

 
Namibia
Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $169.47
NAD3,079.51
$122.27
SEK1,224.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,302.57
NAD96,354.21
$3,135.75
SEK31,397.56

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Namibia
Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.49
NAD27.10
$6.64
SEK66.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
NAD32.80
$3.78
SEK37.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.97
NAD53.93
$6.41
SEK64.17

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pay 60.8% more for clothing

 
Namibia
Sweden
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.49
NAD681.28
$79.10
SEK791.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.97
NAD490.05
$35.56
SEK356.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.06
NAD1,273.09
$84.42
SEK845.30

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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