Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 31.1% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
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