Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 22.9% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$8.21
NAD153.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$0.72
NAD13.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$2.84
NAD53.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$4.30
NAD80.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$2.17
NAD40.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$1.99
NAD37.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$0.79
NAD14.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.71
NAD13.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$0.64
NAD12.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$0.57
NAD10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.67
NAD12.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$0.46
NAD8.69
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$4.15
NAD77.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$8,205.69
NAD153,872.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$6.62
NAD124.12
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$51.96
NAD974.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$349.50
NAD6,553.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$250.08
NAD4,689.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$68.42
NAD1,282.97
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
$140.81
NAD2,640.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$3,704.96
NAD69,475.26
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$1.37
NAD25.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$1.76
NAD33.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$2.19
NAD41.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$45.54
NAD853.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$3.28
NAD61.55
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
$36.93
NAD692.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$24.33
NAD456.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$69.75
NAD1,307.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$59.15
NAD1,109.13
|
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