Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 38.5% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴323.88
|
$8.21
$157.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴164.64
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.72
|
$0.86
$16.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.61
|
$0.86
$16.46
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.71
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴158.94
|
$2.84
$54.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴154.89
|
$4.30
$82.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴80.09
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴69.96
|
$1.99
$38.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.84
|
$0.79
$15.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.55
|
$0.71
$13.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.98
|
$0.64
$12.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴40.01
|
$0.57
$10.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.64
|
$0.67
$12.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.42
|
$0.46
$8.87
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴218.44
|
$4.15
$79.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴377.86
|
$21.59
$413.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴917,650.04
|
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴151.14
|
$6.62
$126.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴199.94
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴18,051.35
|
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,944.33
|
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,970.37
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,407.98
|
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴221,983.82
|
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴43.18
|
$1.37
$26.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴53.57
|
$1.76
$33.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴80.97
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,062.65
|
$45.54
$872.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴161.94
|
$3.28
$62.85
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,608.08
|
$36.93
$707.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,341.74
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,096.42
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,693.90
|
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
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