Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 44.0% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Windhoek
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.85
|
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.09
|
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.74
|
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.69
|
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Douglas
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£725.24
|
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£669.45
|
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.89
|
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.25
|
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.93
|
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.32
|
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
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