Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 8.9% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 14.0% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$8.21
$157.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$0.86
$16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$0.86
$16.48
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$0.72
$13.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$2.84
$54.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$4.30
$82.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$2.17
$41.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$1.99
$38.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$0.79
$15.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.71
$13.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$0.64
$12.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$0.57
$10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$0.67
$12.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.46
$8.88
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$4.15
$79.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$21.59
$413.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$8,205.69
$157,324.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$6.62
$126.91
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$51.96
$996.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$349.50
$6,700.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$250.08
$4,794.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$68.42
$1,311.75
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$140.81
$2,699.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$3,704.96
$71,033.98
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$1.37
$26.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$1.76
$33.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$2.19
$41.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$45.54
$873.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$3.28
$62.93
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$36.93
$707.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$24.33
$466.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$69.75
$1,337.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$59.15
$1,134.02
|
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