Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.0 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Italy instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD174.56
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.80
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.84
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.42
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.87
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.69
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.97
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.06
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.82
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.48
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.21
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.41
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.50
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.31
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD498.73
|
$38.24
€35.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD204,977.82
|
$26,985.59
€25,178.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD116.70
|
$19.55
€18.25
|
|
pay 80.9% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD978.51
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,601.36
|
$660.64
€616.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,522.60
|
$504.89
€471.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,040.08
|
$158.99
€148.34
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,049.37
|
$519.28
€484.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,123.06
|
$9,615.09
€8,971.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.92
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.69
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.38
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD668.10
|
$52.41
€48.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.85
|
$9.51
€8.88
|
|
pay 85.1% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD648.35
|
$76.74
€71.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD402.77
|
$34.05
€31.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,163.70
|
$84.06
€78.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD895.20
|
$115.51
€107.78
|
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