Cost of living comparison
Spain is 77.8% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Spain instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 82.3% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.13
|
$12.45
€11.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.30
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.28
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.14
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.05
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.58
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.26
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.93
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.87
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.87
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.47
|
$6.67
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.75
|
$14.14
€13.22
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
$697.48
€652.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
$570.67
€533.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
$342.46
€320.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.19
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.78
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$872.07
|
$43.33
€40.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.85
|
$8.42
€7.87
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.08
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
$91.35
€85.40
|
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