Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.8 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 85.3% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.13
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.30
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.28
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.14
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.05
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.58
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.26
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.93
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.87
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.87
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.47
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.75
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.19
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.78
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$872.07
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.85
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.08
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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