Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.1 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Australia instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$16.79
A$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$4.71
A$7.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$5.75
A$8.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$4.73
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$84.46
A$127.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$18.12
A$27.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$6.69
A$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$53.84
A$81.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$13.24
A$20.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$118.12
A$178.59
|
|
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