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Saint John's vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 58.5% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 65.9% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in Saint John's

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Saint John's are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Saint John's. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 60.6% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD184.17	$13.88 EC$37.50	+26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD87.19	$11.10 EC$30.00	+113.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.37	$2.07 EC$5.60	+112.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD17.88	$0.96 EC$2.58	-10.2%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Windhoek	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.54	$2.78 EC$7.50	+220.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD57.07	$4.07 EC$11.00	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD90.57	$8.40 EC$22.71	+55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD51.88	$5.37 EC$14.50	+73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD39.73	$3.69 EC$9.98	+56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.78	$2.96 EC$8.00	+236.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.61	$1.11 EC$3.00	+19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.19	$3.70 EC$10.00	+371.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.12	$3.70 EC$10.00	+339.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD16.90	$1.30 EC$3.50	+28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.56	$1.30 EC$3.50	+60.4%
Average			+134.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Windhoek	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD79.56	$6.29 EC$17.00	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD775.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD388K	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD128.92	$51.53 EC$139.27	+571.2%
Average			+202.1%

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Windhoek	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD915.90	$77.58 EC$209.67	+42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,025.32	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+95.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,666.67	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,761.50	$99.04 EC$267.65	-5.6%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 65.9% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,626.42	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,114.78	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-65.9%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD33.93	$1.85 EC$5.00	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD33.56	$3.95 EC$10.67	+97.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD48.47	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD662.20	$61.67 EC$166.67	+56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD87.24	$6.20 EC$16.75	+19.3%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD900.07	$50.00 EC$135.13	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD469.79	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,564.74	$74.00 EC$200.00	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,429.73	??
Average			-13.7%

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