Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 20.3% more expensive than Zambia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.1% more in Namibia
- Groceries
-
pay 10.0% more in Namibia
- Transportation
-
pay 11.5% more in Namibia
- Housing
-
pay 52.2% more in Namibia
- Childcare
-
pay 11.7% less in Namibia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.9% more in Namibia
- Clothing
-
pay 27.2% more in Namibia
The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Namibia are more expensive than in Zambia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW200.50
|
$7.95
NAD149.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW106.25
|
$4.23
NAD79.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.84
|
$0.83
NAD15.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.20
|
$0.68
NAD12.81
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.56
|
$0.88
NAD16.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW101.09
|
$3.33
NAD62.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW134.91
|
$5.12
NAD95.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.51
|
$2.57
NAD48.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.95
|
$2.33
NAD43.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.39
|
$0.79
NAD14.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.79
|
$0.77
NAD14.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW35.18
|
$0.71
NAD13.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.66
|
$0.83
NAD15.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.58
|
$0.91
NAD17.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.73
|
$0.93
NAD17.48
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW132.50
|
$4.77
NAD89.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,029.76
|
$34.08
NAD638.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW222,562.30
|
$15,621.70
NAD292,704.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW337.26
|
$7.10
NAD133.05
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,501.13
|
$63.90
NAD1,197.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,961.93
|
$452.24
NAD8,473.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,196.37
|
$328.15
NAD6,148.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,321.73
|
$51.47
NAD964.37
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,915.55
|
$169.47
NAD3,175.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW182,687.68
|
$5,302.57
NAD99,354.41
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.88
|
$1.49
NAD27.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.65
|
$1.81
NAD33.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW69.21
|
$2.97
NAD55.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,145.88
|
$34.72
NAD650.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW97.30
|
$4.90
NAD91.80
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW512.57
|
$37.49
NAD702.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW522.28
|
$26.97
NAD505.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,507.31
|
$70.06
NAD1,312.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,301.14
|
$69.59
NAD1,303.86
|
|
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