Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Windhoek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Windhoek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Windhoek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Windhoek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
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