Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 26.7% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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