Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 48.4% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Windhoek
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$8.21
$155.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.65
$88.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.73
|
$0.86
$16.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.86
$16.30
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
$0.72
$13.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$2.84
$53.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.20
|
$4.30
$81.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$2.17
$41.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.83
|
$1.99
$37.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.79
$14.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.71
$13.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.64
$12.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.57
$10.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.67
$12.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.46
$8.78
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.88
|
$4.15
$78.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.56
|
$21.59
$409.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,325.99
|
$8,205.69
$155,627.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.09
|
$6.62
$125.54
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Vienna
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$51.96
$985.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€845.54
|
$349.50
$6,628.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€658.67
|
$250.08
$4,742.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€177.51
|
$68.42
$1,297.60
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€253.59
|
$140.81
$2,670.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€11,913.78
|
$3,704.96
$70,267.55
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.46
|
$1.37
$25.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.68
|
$1.76
$33.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$2.19
$41.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.17
|
$45.54
$863.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$3.28
$62.25
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€86.84
|
$36.93
$700.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.02
|
$24.33
$461.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.21
|
$69.75
$1,322.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.16
|
$59.15
$1,121.78
|
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