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Windhoek vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 69.0% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 79.2% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 3.3% less in Windhoek
Housing: pay 41.3% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 39.7% more in Windhoek

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Windhoek are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$10.23 NAD191.59	+104.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$5.11 NAD95.74	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.95 NAD17.74	-9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.83 NAD15.51	+51.9%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 79.2% more for groceries

	Damascus	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$0.84 NAD15.79	+33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$2.98 NAD55.79	+78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$5.50 NAD103.07	+36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.97 NAD55.69	+51.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.33 NAD43.66	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$0.79 NAD14.88	+74.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.86 NAD16.17	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.71 NAD13.36	+55.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.76 NAD14.28	+95.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.91 NAD17.14	+242.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.93 NAD17.48	+237.5%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 3.3% less for transportation

	Damascus	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$4.69 NAD87.81	-70.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$34.08 NAD638.63	+100.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$7.10 NAD133.05	-35.4%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 41.3% more for housing

	Damascus	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	+49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	+107.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	+19.3%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	+250.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	+221.4%
Average			+236.0%

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pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$1.70 NAD31.93	+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$1.91 NAD35.72	+49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.81 NAD52.68	-6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$35.35 NAD662.40	+165.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.55 NAD66.52	+18.3%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 39.7% more for clothing

	Damascus	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$37.49 NAD702.49	+70.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$26.97 NAD505.31	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	+47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	+26.2%
Average			+39.7%

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