Cost of living comparison
Russia is 12.0% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Russia instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$153.94
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$87.23
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.13
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.13
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.54
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$53.20
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$80.61
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$40.76
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$37.36
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$14.74
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.30
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.01
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.71
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.61
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.69
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$77.86
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$405.04
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$153,943.26
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$124.18
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$974.77
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,556.84
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,691.60
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,283.55
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 41.6% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,641.67
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$69,507.09
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$25.66
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.10
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.05
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$854.39
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$61.58
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$692.74
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$456.44
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,308.52
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,109.64
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Russia or Windhoek. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.