Namibia vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Namibia Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$496
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$790
$375
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.1
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$610
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$4413
$637
😃 Human freedom index
7.48
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
67.4
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
9
🌐 English speaking %
17.2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
45
17
😀 Quality of life
43
7
🏙️ Population
3.03M
19M

The average cost of living in Namibia ($935) is 32% more expensive than in Somalia ($708). Namibia ranked 104th vs 146th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Namibia compared to 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 120th and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Namibia vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Namibia and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Namibia Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.17
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$93.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$802
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$87.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.8
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.84%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$4690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$8891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.76
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$5.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$3.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.43
$50.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$214
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5423
$565

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$985
431K
Walvis Bay
$857
103K
Otjiwarongo
$836
28.2K
Rehoboth
$904
40.8K
Tsumeb
$819
35K
Swakopmund
$834
34.3K
Gobabis
$927
33.4K
Mariental
$948
12.5K
Omaruru
$924
10.7K
Oshikango
$807
12.4K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Hargeisa
$694
760K
Mogadishu
$715
2.12M
Baidoa
$724
598K
Borama
$502
68.1K