Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 60.8% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 93.8% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 76.7% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
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