Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 18.9% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Windhoek
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Roseau
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
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