Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 9.9% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.32
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.84
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.36
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.38
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.65
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.18
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.07
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.59
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.27
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.94
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.88
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.88
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.57
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.94
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,324.99
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.91
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$996.18
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,700.88
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,794.67
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,311.75
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 41.7% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,699.70
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$71,033.98
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.22
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.82
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.95
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$873.15
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.93
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.96
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$466.47
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,337.26
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,134.02
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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