Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 49.1% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$8.21
NAD151.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.86
NAD15.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.86
NAD15.87
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.72
NAD13.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$2.84
NAD52.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$4.30
NAD79.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.17
NAD40.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$1.99
NAD36.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.79
NAD14.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.71
NAD13.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.64
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.57
NAD10.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.67
NAD12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.46
NAD8.55
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$4.15
NAD76.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$8,205.69
NAD151,474.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$6.62
NAD122.19
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$51.96
NAD959.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$349.50
NAD6,451.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$250.08
NAD4,616.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$68.42
NAD1,262.97
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$140.81
NAD2,599.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$3,704.96
NAD68,392.25
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$1.37
NAD25.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$1.76
NAD32.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$2.19
NAD40.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$45.54
NAD840.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$3.28
NAD60.59
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$36.93
NAD681.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$24.33
NAD449.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$69.75
NAD1,287.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$59.15
NAD1,091.84
|
|
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