Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 10.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
$8.21
NAD153.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
$0.72
NAD13.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
$2.84
NAD53.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
$4.30
NAD80.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
$2.17
NAD40.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
$1.99
NAD37.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
$0.79
NAD14.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
$0.71
NAD13.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
$0.64
NAD12.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
$0.57
NAD10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
$0.67
NAD12.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
$0.46
NAD8.69
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
$4.15
NAD77.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
$8,205.69
NAD153,872.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
$6.62
NAD124.12
|
|
pay 35.2% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
$51.96
NAD974.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
$349.50
NAD6,553.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
$250.08
NAD4,689.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
$68.42
NAD1,282.97
|
|
pay 28.1% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
$140.81
NAD2,640.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
$3,704.96
NAD69,475.26
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
$1.37
NAD25.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
$1.76
NAD33.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
$2.19
NAD41.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
$45.54
NAD853.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
$3.28
NAD61.55
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
$36.93
NAD692.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
$24.33
NAD456.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
$69.75
NAD1,307.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
$59.15
NAD1,109.13
|
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