Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 45.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.8% more in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 67.0% more in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 1.2% more in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Windhoek
- Childcare
-
pay 18.0% more in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.8% more in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 16.6% more in Windhoek
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Windhoek are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,234
|
$10.23
NAD191.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,311
|
$5.11
NAD95.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,484
|
$0.95
NAD17.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,849
|
$0.83
NAD15.51
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,641
|
$0.84
NAD15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,664
|
$2.98
NAD55.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,641
|
$5.50
NAD103.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,531
|
$2.97
NAD55.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,904
|
$2.33
NAD43.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,071
|
$0.79
NAD14.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,277
|
$0.86
NAD16.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,418
|
$0.71
NAD13.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,574
|
$0.76
NAD14.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,635
|
$0.91
NAD17.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA2,004
|
$0.93
NAD17.48
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,624
|
$4.69
NAD87.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.08
NAD638.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,856,261
|
$17,041.85
NAD319,313.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,903
|
$7.10
NAD133.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA247,218
|
$59.63
NAD1,117.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,675,688
|
$421.63
NAD7,900.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA253,769
|
$301.93
NAD5,657.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,974
|
$63.84
NAD1,196.20
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA424,000
|
$169.47
NAD3,175.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,371,884
|
$5,302.57
NAD99,354.41
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,078
|
$1.70
NAD31.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,281
|
$1.91
NAD35.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,234
|
$2.81
NAD52.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA190,419
|
$35.35
NAD662.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,467
|
$3.55
NAD66.52
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA93,157
|
$37.49
NAD702.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA117,637
|
$26.97
NAD505.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA426,539
|
$70.06
NAD1,312.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA372,375
|
$71.01
NAD1,330.47
|
|
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