Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 7.0% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Lima, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$8.21
NAD151.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
$0.86
NAD15.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$0.86
NAD15.87
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Lima
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$0.72
NAD13.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$2.84
NAD52.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$4.30
NAD79.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.17
NAD40.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$1.99
NAD36.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$0.79
NAD14.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.71
NAD13.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.64
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.57
NAD10.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.67
NAD12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.46
NAD8.55
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
Lima
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$4.15
NAD76.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
$8,205.69
NAD151,474.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
$6.62
NAD122.19
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Lima
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
$51.96
NAD959.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
$349.50
NAD6,451.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
$250.08
NAD4,616.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
$68.42
NAD1,262.97
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Lima
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
$140.81
NAD2,599.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
$3,704.96
NAD68,392.25
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$1.37
NAD25.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$1.76
NAD32.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$2.19
NAD40.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
$45.54
NAD840.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$3.28
NAD60.59
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Lima
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
$36.93
NAD681.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
$24.33
NAD449.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
$69.75
NAD1,287.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
$59.15
NAD1,091.84
|
|
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