Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.2 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
|
pay 42.4% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
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