Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 57.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of London, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
London
|
Windhoek
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
London
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.47
|
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.00
|
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.38
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.42
|
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
London
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.86
|
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£204.71
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.94
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
London
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
London
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.55
|
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.81
|
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.04
|
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.79
|
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
London
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.28
|
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
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