Cost of living comparison
Greece is 77.9% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Greece instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.13
|
$12.71
€11.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.30
|
$4.97
€4.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.28
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.14
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.05
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.58
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.26
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.93
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.87
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.87
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.47
|
$8.80
€8.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$40.24
€37.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.75
|
$13.03
€12.18
|
|
pay 46.2% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
$429.23
€401.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
$358.56
€335.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
$341.10
€318.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.19
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.78
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$872.07
|
$45.22
€42.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.85
|
$8.85
€8.27
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.08
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
$99.20
€92.74
|
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