Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 12.2% more expensive than Bamako.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.4% more in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 10.9% less in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 14.5% less in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 44.5% more in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.7% more in Windhoek
The cost of housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Windhoek are more expensive than in Bamako. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Windhoek.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,860
|
$10.23
NAD192.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,698
|
$5.11
NAD96.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA445
|
$0.95
NAD17.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA334
|
$0.83
NAD15.62
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA635
|
$0.84
NAD15.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.98
NAD56.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,448
|
$5.50
NAD103.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,800
|
$2.97
NAD56.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,454
|
$2.33
NAD43.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
NAD14.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA288
|
$0.86
NAD16.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA576
|
$0.71
NAD13.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA576
|
$0.76
NAD14.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
NAD17.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA432
|
$0.93
NAD17.60
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,157
|
$4.69
NAD88.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.08
NAD643.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,041.85
NAD321,597.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.10
NAD134.00
|
|
pay 44.5% more for housing
|
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,759
|
$59.63
NAD1,125.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$421.63
NAD7,956.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$301.93
NAD5,697.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$63.84
NAD1,204.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$169.47
NAD3,198.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,302.57
NAD100,064.97
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,374
|
$1.70
NAD32.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,088
|
$1.91
NAD35.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA537
|
$2.81
NAD53.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,812
|
$35.35
NAD667.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,266
|
$3.55
NAD67.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.49
NAD707.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.97
NAD508.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.06
NAD1,322.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.01
NAD1,339.99
|
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