Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 39.9% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.6% less in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 20.0% less in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 28.1% less in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.1% less in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 51.8% less in Windhoek
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Windhoek.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$10.23
NAD191.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.11
NAD95.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.95
NAD17.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.83
NAD15.51
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.84
NAD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$2.98
NAD55.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.50
NAD103.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.97
NAD55.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.33
NAD43.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.79
NAD14.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.86
NAD16.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.71
NAD13.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.76
NAD14.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.91
NAD17.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.93
NAD17.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.69
NAD87.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.08
NAD638.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,041.85
NAD319,313.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.10
NAD133.05
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.63
NAD1,117.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$421.63
NAD7,900.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$301.93
NAD5,657.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$63.84
NAD1,196.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$169.47
NAD3,175.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,302.57
NAD99,354.41
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.70
NAD31.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.91
NAD35.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.81
NAD52.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.35
NAD662.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$3.55
NAD66.52
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$37.49
NAD702.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.97
NAD505.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$70.06
NAD1,312.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.01
NAD1,330.47
|
|
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