Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 17.6% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
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