Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.5 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$155.63
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$88.19
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.30
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.30
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.69
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$53.78
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$81.49
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.20
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$37.77
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$14.90
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.45
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.14
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.82
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.75
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.78
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$78.71
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$409.47
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$155,627.51
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$125.54
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$985.43
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,628.58
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,742.93
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,297.60
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 81.1% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,670.57
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$70,267.55
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$25.94
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.46
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.50
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$863.73
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.25
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 86.2% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$700.32
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$461.44
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,322.83
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,121.78
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
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