Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 85.5% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.32
|
$9.33
zł37.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$1.61
zł6.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$1.47
zł5.95
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.84
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.36
|
$4.21
zł17.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.38
|
$3.58
zł14.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.65
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.18
|
$2.59
zł10.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.07
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.59
|
$0.66
zł2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.27
|
$0.74
zł3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.94
|
$1.34
zł5.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.88
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.88
|
$0.39
zł1.57
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.57
|
$6.19
zł25.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.94
|
$25.65
zł103.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,324.99
|
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.91
|
$7.46
zł30.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$996.18
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,700.88
|
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,794.67
|
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,311.75
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,699.70
|
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$71,033.98
|
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
|
pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.22
|
$3.26
zł13.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.82
|
$3.15
zł12.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.95
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$873.15
|
$33.98
zł137.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.93
|
$6.99
zł28.29
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.96
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$466.47
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,337.26
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,134.02
|
$94.44
zł382.03
|
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