Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 47.2% more expensive than Accra.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.4% more in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 12.9% less in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 22.0% more in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 57.9% more in Windhoek
- Childcare
-
pay 83.2% more in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.1% more in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Windhoek
The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Windhoek are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Windhoek.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Accra, you would:
pay 73.4% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS70.67
|
$10.23
NAD191.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS108.24
|
$5.11
NAD95.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS10.88
|
$0.95
NAD17.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.27
|
$0.83
NAD15.51
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Accra
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.33
|
$0.84
NAD15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS50.76
|
$2.98
NAD55.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS165.93
|
$5.50
NAD103.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS33.53
|
$2.97
NAD55.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS31.94
|
$2.33
NAD43.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS18.70
|
$0.79
NAD14.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.71
|
$0.86
NAD16.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS11.96
|
$0.71
NAD13.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.69
|
$0.76
NAD14.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.77
|
$0.91
NAD17.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS14.13
|
$0.93
NAD17.48
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Accra
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS63.70
|
$4.69
NAD87.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS483.79
|
$34.08
NAD638.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,411.41
|
$17,041.85
NAD319,313.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS163.83
|
$7.10
NAD133.05
|
|
pay 57.9% more for housing
Accra
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS651.59
|
$59.63
NAD1,117.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,204.28
|
$421.63
NAD7,900.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,646.00
|
$301.93
NAD5,657.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS582.44
|
$63.84
NAD1,196.20
|
|
pay 83.2% more for childcare
Accra
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS836.78
|
$169.47
NAD3,175.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS112,358.80
|
$5,302.57
NAD99,354.41
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS17.69
|
$1.70
NAD31.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS40.39
|
$1.91
NAD35.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS23.02
|
$2.81
NAD52.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS531.39
|
$35.35
NAD662.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.95
|
$3.55
NAD66.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS218.31
|
$37.49
NAD702.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS295.02
|
$26.97
NAD505.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS480.03
|
$70.06
NAD1,312.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS507.30
|
$71.01
NAD1,330.47
|
|
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