Cost of living comparison

San Jose, Costa Rica

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 39.2% cheaper than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% less in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 31.8% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Windhoek
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 62.4% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 45.0% less in Windhoek

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 37.2% less for restaurants

	San Jose	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 CRC5,481.76	$10.23 NAD192.96	-5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 CRC4,918.36	$5.11 NAD96.43	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC1,009.13	$0.95 NAD17.87	-52.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC739.46	$0.83 NAD15.62	-43.4%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 31.8% less for groceries

	San Jose	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$2.60 CRC1,314.27	$0.84 NAD15.90	-67.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,158.61	$2.98 NAD56.19	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 CRC3,660.77	$5.50 NAD103.81	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,651.32	$2.97 NAD56.09	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 CRC2,230.43	$2.33 NAD43.97	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC987.29	$0.79 NAD14.99	-59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC319.01	$0.86 NAD16.29	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC805.30	$0.71 NAD13.45	-55.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC682.34	$0.76 NAD14.38	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC657.74	$0.91 NAD17.26	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC602.81	$0.93 NAD17.60	-21.7%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	San Jose	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,777.68	$4.69 NAD88.44	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.02 CRC19,245.76	$34.08 NAD643.19	-10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,925.49 CRC18,689,769.59	$17,041.85 NAD321,597.19	-53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC8,068.57	$7.10 NAD134.00	-55.5%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	San Jose	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.59 CRC27,126.83	$59.63 NAD1,125.32	+11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.08 CRC375,602.10	$421.63 NAD7,956.55	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.60 CRC234,650.97	$301.93 NAD5,697.73	-34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.06 CRC31,915.48	$63.84 NAD1,204.75	+1.2%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

	San Jose	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC263,952.01	$169.47 NAD3,198.11	-67.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,425.72 CRC6,289,254.22	$5,302.57 NAD100,064.97	-57.3%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,475.51	$1.70 NAD32.16	-41.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,868.35	$1.91 NAD35.97	-48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 CRC2,557.55	$2.81 NAD53.06	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.70 CRC30,217.59	$35.35 NAD667.14	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,918.36	$3.55 NAD67.00	-63.5%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 45.0% less for clothing

	San Jose	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.59 CRC37,245.51	$37.49 NAD707.51	-49.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.81 CRC25,718.60	$26.97 NAD508.93	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.98 CRC63,766.36	$70.06 NAD1,322.12	-44.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.31 CRC59,378.13	$71.01 NAD1,339.99	-39.5%
Average			-45.0%

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