Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 4.8% cheaper than Suva.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Suva, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Suva
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Suva
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Suva
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Suva
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Suva
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
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