Cost of living comparison

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Windhoek vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 23.1% more expensive than Palikir.

Restaurants
pay 39.2% less in Windhoek
Groceries
pay 36.5% more in Windhoek
Transportation
pay 50.8% more in Windhoek
Housing
pay 14.6% less in Windhoek
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.1% less in Windhoek
Clothing
pay 31.2% more in Windhoek

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Windhoek are more expensive than in Palikir. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Windhoek. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

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

pay 39.2% less for restaurants

 
Palikir
Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$10.23
NAD191.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
 
$5.11
NAD95.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
 
$0.95
NAD17.74

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

 
Palikir
Windhoek
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
 
$0.84
NAD15.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
 
$2.98
NAD55.79
Milk (1 gallon) $0.79
 
$5.50
NAD103.07

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

 
Palikir
Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.81
 
$4.69
NAD87.81
Monthly public transit pass $34.00
 
$34.08
NAD638.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $3,995.00
 
$17,041.85
NAD319,313.55

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pay 14.6% less for housing

 
Palikir
Windhoek
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$265.00
 
$59.63
NAD1,117.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
 
$421.63
NAD7,900.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $600.00
 
$301.93
NAD5,657.27

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Palikir
Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $115.00
 
$169.47
NAD3,175.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,685.00
 
$5,302.57
NAD99,354.41

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pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Palikir
Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
 
$1.70
NAD31.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.00
 
$1.91
NAD35.72
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$18.00
 
$2.81
NAD52.68

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pay 31.2% more for clothing

 
Palikir
Windhoek
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.00
 
$37.49
NAD702.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
 
$26.97
NAD505.31
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$70.06
NAD1,312.73

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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