Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 30.6% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Athens, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$10.23
NAD183.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
$5.11
NAD91.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.96
|
$0.95
NAD16.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.83
NAD14.82
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$0.84
NAD15.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.28
|
$2.98
NAD53.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.99
|
$5.50
NAD98.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.29
|
$2.97
NAD53.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.66
|
$2.33
NAD41.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.79
NAD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.86
NAD15.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.71
NAD12.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.76
NAD13.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.91
NAD16.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.93
NAD16.70
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.27
|
$4.69
NAD83.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.57
|
$34.08
NAD610.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,932.11
|
$17,041.85
NAD305,210.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.25
|
$7.10
NAD127.17
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.99
|
$59.63
NAD1,067.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€604.35
|
$421.63
NAD7,551.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€530.68
|
$301.93
NAD5,407.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€146.08
|
$63.84
NAD1,143.37
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€441.06
|
$169.47
NAD3,035.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,209.77
|
$5,302.57
NAD94,966.38
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.10
|
$1.70
NAD30.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.53
|
$1.91
NAD34.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.64
|
$2.81
NAD50.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.00
|
$35.35
NAD633.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.18
|
$3.55
NAD63.59
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.00
|
$37.49
NAD671.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.49
|
$26.97
NAD483.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.27
|
$70.06
NAD1,254.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.87
|
$71.01
NAD1,271.71
|
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