Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 2.0 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
?? | |
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
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