Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.0 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD174.93
|
$15.16
NZ$24.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.97
|
$9.09
NZ$14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.87
|
$2.49
NZ$4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.49
|
$2.16
NZ$3.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.45
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.98
|
$4.53
NZ$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.90
|
$7.33
NZ$11.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.10
|
$6.98
NZ$11.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.14
|
$5.27
NZ$8.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.85
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.51
|
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.37
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.23
|
$2.61
NZ$4.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.44
|
$1.09
NZ$1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.52
|
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.48
|
$6.60
NZ$10.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD499.79
|
$115.94
NZ$189.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,414.61
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,015.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD116.95
|
$16.83
NZ$27.48
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD980.59
|
$57.37
NZ$93.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,615.43
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,477.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,532.23
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,240.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,042.30
|
$134.66
NZ$219.97
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,055.87
|
$777.00
NZ$1,269.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,308.71
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,068.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.99
|
$7.28
NZ$11.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.76
|
$3.39
NZ$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.48
|
$23.83
NZ$38.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD669.52
|
$38.32
NZ$62.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.98
|
$12.13
NZ$19.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD649.73
|
$80.07
NZ$130.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD403.63
|
$53.09
NZ$86.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,166.18
|
$124.73
NZ$203.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD897.11
|
$129.08
NZ$210.84
|
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