Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 47.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Germany, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.01
|
$8.21
$157.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.86
$16.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.86
$16.46
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.31
|
$2.84
$54.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$4.30
$82.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$1.99
$38.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.79
$15.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.71
$13.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.64
$12.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.57
$10.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.67
$12.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.46
$8.87
|
|
pay 65.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.77
|
$4.15
$79.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.69
|
$21.59
$413.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.48
|
$6.62
$126.75
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€710.27
|
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€540.29
|
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.57
|
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.37
$26.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.06
|
$1.76
$33.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.51
|
$45.54
$872.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.29
|
$3.28
$62.85
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
$36.93
$707.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.09
|
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
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