Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 36.8% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$9.53
NAD178.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.36
NAD81.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.81
NAD15.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.68
NAD12.75
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.79
NAD14.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.89
NAD54.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$5.39
NAD100.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.22
NAD60.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.13
NAD39.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.81
NAD15.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.79
NAD14.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.67
NAD12.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
NAD11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.84
NAD15.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.68
NAD12.78
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.49
NAD84.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$11,189.91
NAD209,600.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Saipan
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$53.42
NAD1,000.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$360.37
NAD6,750.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$246.89
NAD4,624.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$56.78
NAD1,063.54
|
|
pay 20.7% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.63
NAD30.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.89
NAD35.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.42
NAD45.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$36.47
NAD683.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$3.27
NAD61.20
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Saipan
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$35.39
NAD662.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$21.99
NAD411.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$63.53
NAD1,189.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$48.87
NAD915.39
|
|
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