Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.9 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Bern instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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