Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 14.7% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Praia, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
$8.21
$157.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
$0.86
$16.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
$0.86
$16.46
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
$2.84
$54.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
$4.30
$82.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
$1.99
$38.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
$0.79
$15.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$0.71
$13.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$0.64
$12.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
$0.57
$10.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
$0.67
$12.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
$0.46
$8.87
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
$4.15
$79.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
$21.59
$413.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
$6.62
$126.75
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
$1.37
$26.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
$1.76
$33.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
$45.54
$872.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$3.28
$62.85
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.93
$707.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
|
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