Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 47.4% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Rome, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$8.21
NAD153.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Rome
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$0.72
NAD13.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$2.84
NAD53.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$4.30
NAD80.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.17
NAD40.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$1.99
NAD37.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.79
NAD14.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.71
NAD13.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.64
NAD12.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.57
NAD10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.67
NAD12.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.46
NAD8.69
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
Rome
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$4.15
NAD77.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$8,205.69
NAD153,872.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$6.62
NAD124.12
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Rome
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$51.96
NAD974.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$349.50
NAD6,553.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$250.08
NAD4,689.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$68.42
NAD1,282.97
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Rome
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$140.81
NAD2,640.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$3,704.96
NAD69,475.26
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.37
NAD25.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.76
NAD33.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$2.19
NAD41.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$45.54
NAD853.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$3.28
NAD61.55
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$36.93
NAD692.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$24.33
NAD456.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$69.75
NAD1,307.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$59.15
NAD1,109.13
|
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