Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 46.9% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD178.49
|
$5.85
R$30.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD81.60
|
$6.82
R$35.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD15.17
|
$1.20
R$6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.75
|
$0.80
R$4.17
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.75
|
$1.78
R$9.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD54.06
|
$5.19
R$27.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD100.91
|
$4.10
R$21.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD60.30
|
$2.39
R$12.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.94
|
$1.61
R$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD15.15
|
$0.94
R$4.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.80
|
$0.61
R$3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.62
|
$0.48
R$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.46
|
$0.67
R$3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.76
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.78
|
$0.58
R$3.03
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD84.16
|
$4.15
R$21.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$47.57
R$249.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD209,600.54
|
$25,345.08
R$132,967.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
$8.07
R$42.35
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD1,000.57
|
$20.58
R$107.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,750.24
|
$401.50
R$2,106.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,624.59
|
$242.40
R$1,271.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,063.54
|
$53.80
R$282.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
$530.73
R$2,784.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$12,185.14
R$63,926.88
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.60
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD35.47
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD45.38
|
$2.24
R$11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD683.17
|
$26.15
R$137.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD61.20
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD662.97
|
$57.37
R$301.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD411.86
|
$45.12
R$236.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,189.95
|
$65.72
R$344.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD915.39
|
$62.37
R$327.20
|
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