Cost of living comparison

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Windhoek vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 26.0% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants
pay 7.7% less in Windhoek
Groceries
pay 47.0% less in Windhoek
Transportation
pay 10.6% less in Windhoek
Housing
pay 39.3% less in Windhoek
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.3% less in Windhoek
Clothing
pay 23.5% more in Windhoek

The cost of childcare and clothing in Windhoek are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Windhoek. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of St. George's, you would:

pay 7.7% less for restaurants

 
St. George's
Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$11.42
NAD188.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$6.01
NAD98.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$0.84
NAD13.86

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pay 47.0% less for groceries

 
St. George's
Windhoek
Bread
1 loaf
$2.38
EC$6.44
$0.92
NAD15.09
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.93
EC$18.74
$4.69
NAD77.27
Milk (1 gallon) $15.41
EC$41.64
$5.92
NAD97.42

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

 
St. George's
Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.28
EC$14.26
$5.21
NAD85.71
Monthly public transit pass $64.35
EC$173.91
$48.10
NAD791.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
$23,990.15
NAD395K

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pay 39.3% less for housing

 
St. George's
Windhoek
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.94
EC$137.67
$50.44
NAD830.34
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
$500.55
NAD8,240.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $437.86
EC$1,183.33
$354.07
NAD5,828.90

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$208.44
NAD3,431.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$5,331.14
NAD87,763.39

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pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.78
EC$7.50
$1.95
NAD32.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.38
EC$11.83
$2.30
NAD37.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.31
NAD54.44

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pay 23.5% more for clothing

 
St. George's
Windhoek
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.15
EC$95.00
$54.86
NAD903.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$34.63
NAD570.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$50.57
EC$136.67
$89.44
NAD1,472.35

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