Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 57.0% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% less in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 41.9% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 45.1% less in Windhoek
Housing: pay 57.2% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.1% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 53.7% less in Windhoek

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 56.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.44	$10.23 NAD182.53	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.22	$5.11 NAD91.21	-48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.26	$0.95 NAD16.90	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.57	$0.83 NAD14.77	-64.3%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 41.9% less for groceries

	Canberra	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$3.98	$0.84 NAD15.04	-67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.30	$2.98 NAD53.15	-44.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.15	$5.50 NAD98.19	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.13	$2.97 NAD53.06	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.34	$2.33 NAD41.59	-43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.49	$0.79 NAD14.18	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.07	$0.86 NAD15.41	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.41	$0.71 NAD12.73	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.80	$0.76 NAD13.60	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.92	$0.91 NAD16.33	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.71	$0.93 NAD16.65	-16.2%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.81	$4.69 NAD83.66	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$182.67	$34.08 NAD608.42	-71.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,081.74	$17,041.85 NAD304,211.23	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.20	$7.10 NAD126.75	-59.8%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 57.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$100.69	$59.63 NAD1,064.49	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,746.08	$421.63 NAD7,526.41	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,175.93	$301.93 NAD5,389.70	-78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$281.83	$63.84 NAD1,139.62	-65.1%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Canberra	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,844.42	$169.47 NAD3,025.21	-90.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,333.48	$5,302.57 NAD94,655.32	-63.4%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.16	$1.70 NAD30.42	-76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.67	$1.91 NAD34.03	-48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.59	$2.81 NAD50.19	-89.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$101.15	$35.35 NAD631.07	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.07	$3.55 NAD63.38	-75.2%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 53.7% less for clothing

	Canberra	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$133.62	$37.49 NAD669.26	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$111.15	$26.97 NAD481.41	-62.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$184.04	$70.06 NAD1,250.65	-41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$237.41	$71.01 NAD1,267.55	-53.9%
Average			-53.7%

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