Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 7.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.32
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.84
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.36
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.38
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.65
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.18
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.07
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.59
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.27
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.94
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.88
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.88
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.57
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.94
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,324.99
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.91
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$996.18
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,700.88
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,794.67
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,311.75
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 65.9% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,699.70
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$71,033.98
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.22
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.82
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.95
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$873.15
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.93
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.96
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$466.47
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,337.26
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,134.02
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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