Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 20.7% cheaper than Majuro.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
|
Majuro
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$9.53
NAD167.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.36
NAD76.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$0.81
NAD14.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.68
NAD11.96
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.79
NAD13.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$2.89
NAD50.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$5.39
NAD94.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$3.22
NAD56.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.13
NAD37.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
NAD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
NAD13.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
NAD11.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
NAD10.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
NAD14.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
NAD11.99
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$4.49
NAD78.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.23
NAD478.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$11,189.91
NAD196,702.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$6.37
NAD111.99
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
|
Majuro
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$53.42
NAD939.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$360.37
NAD6,334.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$246.89
NAD4,340.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$56.78
NAD998.09
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$166.47
NAD2,926.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$4,756.12
NAD83,605.74
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.63
NAD28.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$1.89
NAD33.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.42
NAD42.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$36.47
NAD641.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.27
NAD57.43
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$35.39
NAD622.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$21.99
NAD386.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$63.53
NAD1,116.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$48.87
NAD859.06
|
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