Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 6.8% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Praia, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
|
pay 57.9% more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
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