Cost of living comparison

Cabo Verde

compared to

Namibia

Windhoek vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 1.6% cheaper than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 1.5% less in Windhoek
Housing: pay 1.0% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 68.6% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 14.1% more in Windhoek

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

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Windhoek vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.9% more for restaurants

	Praia	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 CVE493.26	$11.42 NAD188.06	+127.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.10 CVE696.20	$6.01 NAD98.98	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CVE152.99	$0.84 NAD13.86	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 CVE114.79	$0.89 NAD14.69	-23.8%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Praia	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 CVE203.99	$0.92 NAD15.09	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	$4.69 NAD77.27	-63.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 CVE503.55	$5.92 NAD97.42	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 CVE227.26	$3.12 NAD51.34	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CVE203.01	$3.06 NAD50.45	+48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 CVE225.26	$0.99 NAD16.36	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 CVE135.34	$0.89 NAD14.59	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 CVE181.96	$0.84 NAD13.75	-55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 CVE189.47	$0.92 NAD15.07	-52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 CVE67.67	$0.90 NAD14.87	+30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CVE63.16	$0.80 NAD13.24	+24.9%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 1.5% less for transportation

	Praia	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 CVE584.36	$5.21 NAD85.71	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	$48.10 NAD791.85	+64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,897.98 CVE3M	$23,990.15 NAD395K	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	$8.00 NAD131.65	-31.1%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 1.0% less for housing

	Praia	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	$50.44 NAD830.34	-1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	+23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	-22.1%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 68.6% more for childcare

	Praia	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	+64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,082.45 CVE302K	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	+73.0%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 CVE248.64	$1.95 NAD32.17	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 CVE255.49	$2.30 NAD37.94	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.27 CVE517.18	$3.31 NAD54.44	-37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	$37.08 NAD610.38	+17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 CVE547.01	$5.41 NAD89.08	-3.0%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

	Praia	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	$54.86 NAD903.20	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	$34.63 NAD570.13	+36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	+3.8%
Average			+14.1%

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