Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 17.6% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 42.0% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Windhoek

The cost of housing, childcare, and transportation in Windhoek are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Windhoek. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$10.23 NAD196.85	-31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$5.11 NAD98.37	-57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.95 NAD18.23	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.83 NAD15.93	-35.7%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Caracas	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$0.84 NAD16.22	-61.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$2.98 NAD57.32	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$5.50 NAD105.90	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$2.97 NAD57.22	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.33 NAD44.86	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$0.79 NAD15.29	-68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.86 NAD16.62	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.71 NAD13.72	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.76 NAD14.67	+1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.91 NAD17.61	-9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.93 NAD17.95	+7.0%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Caracas	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.69 NAD90.22	+147.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$34.08 NAD656.16	+13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$17,041.85 NAD328,078.72	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$7.10 NAD136.70	-70.2%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Caracas	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$59.63 NAD1,148.00	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$421.63 NAD8,116.91	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$301.93 NAD5,812.56	-17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$63.84 NAD1,229.03	+707.9%
Average			+189.3%

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pay 42.0% more for childcare

	Caracas	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$169.47 NAD3,262.56	+71.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$5,302.57 NAD102,081.69	+12.3%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.70 NAD32.81	+13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$1.91 NAD36.70	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$2.81 NAD54.13	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$35.35 NAD680.58	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$3.55 NAD68.35	-40.8%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Caracas	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$37.49 NAD721.77	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$26.97 NAD519.18	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$70.06 NAD1,348.77	-38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$71.01 NAD1,366.99	-14.8%
Average			-32.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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