Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 18.0% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.2% more in Namibia
- Groceries
-
pay 41.5% more in Namibia
- Transportation
-
pay 1.5% more in Namibia
- Housing
-
pay 59.7% more in Namibia
- Childcare
-
pay 14.8% more in Namibia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.2% less in Namibia
- Clothing
-
pay 1.8% more in Namibia
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Namibia are more expensive than in Peru.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.76
|
$7.95
NAD148.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.20
|
$4.23
NAD79.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.43
|
$0.83
NAD15.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.73
|
$0.68
NAD12.77
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
Peru
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.80
|
$0.88
NAD16.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.84
|
$3.33
NAD62.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.03
|
$5.12
NAD95.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.83
|
$2.57
NAD47.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.84
|
$2.33
NAD43.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.61
|
$0.79
NAD14.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.77
NAD14.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.61
|
$0.71
NAD13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.83
NAD15.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.60
|
$0.91
NAD17.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.93
NAD17.42
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Peru
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.08
|
$4.77
NAD89.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN64.75
|
$34.08
NAD636.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN75,474.26
|
$15,621.70
NAD291,716.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN58.99
|
$7.10
NAD132.60
|
|
pay 59.7% more for housing
Peru
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN104.96
|
$63.90
NAD1,193.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,194.66
|
$452.24
NAD8,445.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN879.93
|
$328.15
NAD6,127.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN136.70
|
$51.47
NAD961.12
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
Peru
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN627.16
|
$169.47
NAD3,164.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN14,982.22
|
$5,302.57
NAD99,019.26
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.08
|
$1.49
NAD27.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.46
|
$1.81
NAD33.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN19.86
|
$2.97
NAD55.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN118.20
|
$34.72
NAD648.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.52
|
$4.90
NAD91.49
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN156.91
|
$37.49
NAD700.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN95.72
|
$26.97
NAD503.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN245.05
|
$70.06
NAD1,308.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN231.20
|
$69.59
NAD1,299.47
|
|
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