Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 34.3% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.53
NAD167.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.36
NAD76.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.81
NAD14.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.68
NAD11.96
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.79
NAD13.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.89
NAD50.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.39
NAD94.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.22
NAD56.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.13
NAD37.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.81
NAD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.79
NAD13.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
NAD11.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.61
NAD10.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.84
NAD14.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.68
NAD11.99
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.49
NAD78.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.23
NAD478.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$11,189.91
NAD196,702.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$6.37
NAD111.99
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$53.42
NAD939.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$360.37
NAD6,334.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$246.89
NAD4,340.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$56.78
NAD998.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.47
NAD2,926.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,756.12
NAD83,605.74
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.63
NAD28.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.89
NAD33.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.42
NAD42.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.47
NAD641.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.27
NAD57.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$35.39
NAD622.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$21.99
NAD386.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$63.53
NAD1,116.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$48.87
NAD859.06
|
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