Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 23.6% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
$9.53
NAD167.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.36
NAD76.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.81
NAD14.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.68
NAD11.96
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
$0.79
NAD13.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
$2.89
NAD50.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
$5.39
NAD94.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
$3.22
NAD56.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
$2.13
NAD37.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
$0.81
NAD14.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
$0.79
NAD13.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
$0.67
NAD11.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
$0.61
NAD10.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
$0.84
NAD14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
$0.68
NAD11.99
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
$4.49
NAD78.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$27.23
NAD478.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
$11,189.91
NAD196,702.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$6.37
NAD111.99
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Beirut
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$53.42
NAD939.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
$360.37
NAD6,334.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
$246.89
NAD4,340.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
$56.78
NAD998.09
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
$166.47
NAD2,926.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
$4,756.12
NAD83,605.74
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.63
NAD28.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
$1.89
NAD33.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.42
NAD42.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
$36.47
NAD641.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$3.27
NAD57.43
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
$35.39
NAD622.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$21.99
NAD386.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
$63.53
NAD1,116.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
$48.87
NAD859.06
|
|
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