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Windhoek vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 2.6% cheaper than Kingstown.

Restaurants
pay 27.6% less in Windhoek
Groceries
pay 47.3% less in Windhoek
Transportation
pay 44.3% less in Windhoek
Housing
pay 41.9% more in Windhoek
Childcare
pay 79.6% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.3% less in Windhoek
Clothing
pay 13.5% less in Windhoek

The cost of childcare and housing in Windhoek are more expensive than in Kingstown. Expenses including groceries, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Windhoek. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kingstown, you would:

pay 27.6% less for restaurants

 
Kingstown
Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$10.97
NAD184.77
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.10
EC$30.00
$5.19
NAD87.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.22
EC$6.00
$0.98
NAD16.42

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pay 47.3% less for groceries

 
Kingstown
Windhoek
Bread
1 loaf
$2.04
EC$5.50
$0.87
NAD14.59
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.79
EC$15.65
$3.40
NAD57.25
Milk (1 gallon) $12.14
EC$32.81
$5.39
NAD90.87

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pay 44.3% less for transportation

 
Kingstown
Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.87
EC$32.09
$4.74
NAD79.82
Monthly public transit pass $49.95
EC$135.00
$46.19
NAD777.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,927.14
EC$102,500.00
$23,093.12
NAD388,995.92

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pay 41.9% more for housing

 
Kingstown
Windhoek
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.50
EC$150.00
$54.55
NAD918.91
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $333.02
EC$900.00
$537.56
NAD9,054.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $323.77
EC$875.00
$397.07
NAD6,688.57

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pay 79.6% more for childcare

 
Kingstown
Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $120.26
EC$325.00
$215.99
NAD3,638.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,426.88
NAD91,414.04

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kingstown
Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$2.02
NAD34.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.07
EC$11.00
$2.00
NAD33.67
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.07
EC$11.00
$2.89
NAD48.62

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

 
Kingstown
Windhoek
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.75
EC$175.00
$53.61
NAD903.03
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.98
EC$167.50
$27.98
NAD471.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.00
EC$200.00
$93.20
NAD1,569.88

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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