Cost of living comparison

Namibia

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 3.3% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 58.1% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 0.9% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 35.5% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD189.02	$9.01 ZAR148.90	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD99.48	$5.41 ZAR89.34	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.93	$1.06 ZAR17.51	+25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.76	$0.85 ZAR14.06	-4.6%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.17	$1.10 ZAR18.24	+20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.66	$4.18 ZAR69.05	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD97.91	$4.45 ZAR73.48	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.60	$2.47 ZAR40.81	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.71	$2.23 ZAR36.92	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.44	$0.79 ZAR13.12	-20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.67	$0.74 ZAR12.24	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.82	$0.79 ZAR13.13	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.14	$0.72 ZAR11.94	-21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.94	$0.50 ZAR8.19	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.31	$0.54 ZAR8.95	-32.7%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 58.1% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD86.15	$5.75 ZAR94.96	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD795.86	$177.56 ZAR2,933.31	+269.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD397K	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	+47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD132.31	$6.55 ZAR108.20	-18.1%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 0.9% more for housing

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD834.55	$36.83 ZAR608.46	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,281.89	$454.27 ZAR7,504.51	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,858.40	$405.14 ZAR6,693.01	+14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,786.91	$115.49 ZAR1,907.95	+6.9%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 35.5% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,448.72	$260.78 ZAR4,308.14	+25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD88,207.54	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+46.7%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.33	$2.55 ZAR42.19	+30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD38.13	$2.25 ZAR37.22	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.72	$3.25 ZAR53.68	-1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD613.47	$31.49 ZAR520.28	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.53	$7.21 ZAR119.12	+33.3%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD907.77	$53.03 ZAR876.09	-3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD573.02	$32.00 ZAR528.72	-7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,479.80	$91.85 ZAR1,517.41	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,566.84	$82.87 ZAR1,369.03	-12.5%
Average			-5.3%

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