Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 2.9% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,981
|
$9.53
NAD168.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,003
|
$4.36
NAD77.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.81
NAD14.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.68
NAD12.04
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA638
|
$0.79
NAD13.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,844
|
$2.89
NAD51.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,748
|
$5.39
NAD95.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,562
|
$3.22
NAD56.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,169
|
$2.13
NAD37.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
NAD14.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.79
NAD13.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA607
|
$0.67
NAD11.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$0.61
NAD10.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.84
NAD14.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA368
|
$0.68
NAD12.07
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,330
|
$4.49
NAD79.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.23
NAD481.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,189.91
NAD197,949.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
NAD112.70
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,758
|
$53.42
NAD944.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA303,667
|
$360.37
NAD6,375.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA186,807
|
$246.89
NAD4,367.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,665
|
$56.78
NAD1,004.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.47
NAD2,944.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,756.12
NAD84,135.62
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,601
|
$1.63
NAD28.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,205
|
$1.89
NAD33.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA567
|
$2.42
NAD42.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,478
|
$36.47
NAD645.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,644
|
$3.27
NAD57.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.39
NAD626.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.99
NAD388.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$63.53
NAD1,123.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$48.87
NAD864.51
|
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