Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.6 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in George Town instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Windhoek
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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