Namibia vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Namibia Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$968
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2215
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$496
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$516
$112
💸 GDP per capita
$4413
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
7.5
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
67.4
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
37
🌐 English speaking %
17.2%
16%
🎓 Higher education
45
51
😀 Quality of life
42
30
🏙️ Population
3.03M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Namibia ($968) is 17% more expensive than in Zambia ($827). Namibia ranked 104th vs 127th for Zambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Namibia compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 125th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Namibia vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Namibia and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$6.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1042
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.4
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.6%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1207
$1931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$561
$6714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.85
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.9
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$8.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.91
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5893
$13285

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$1023
431K
Walvis Bay
$905
103K
Otjiwarongo
$874
49K
Swakopmund
$883
75.9K
Mariental
$986
18.5K
Rehoboth
$934
40.8K
Gobabis
$968
33.4K
Tsumeb
$873
35K
Omaruru
$971
10.8K
Oshikango
$855
12.4K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$686
2.47M
Kitwe
$1189
625K
Ndola
$613
528K
Chingola
$1229
255K
Mufulira
$1473
182K
Livingstone
$718
177K
Kasama
$1002
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$815
65.2K
Choma
$750
51.8K
Mansa
$1030
45.5K