Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 17.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.8% less in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 21.2% less in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 5.5% less in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 21.0% less in Windhoek
- Childcare
-
pay 0.9% less in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.1% less in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 40.9% less in Windhoek
Expenses including clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Windhoek.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.32
|
$10.23
NAD196.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.12
|
$5.11
NAD98.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.50
|
$0.95
NAD18.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.83
NAD15.93
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.51
|
$0.84
NAD16.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.26
|
$2.98
NAD57.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.49
|
$5.50
NAD105.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.51
|
$2.97
NAD57.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.24
|
$2.33
NAD44.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.60
|
$0.79
NAD15.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.71
|
$0.86
NAD16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.17
|
$0.71
NAD13.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.62
|
$0.76
NAD14.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.67
|
$0.91
NAD17.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.52
|
$0.93
NAD17.95
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.69
|
$4.69
NAD90.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.64
|
$34.08
NAD656.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,300.25
|
$17,041.85
NAD328,078.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.89
|
$7.10
NAD136.70
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.99
|
$59.63
NAD1,148.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,494.98
|
$421.63
NAD8,116.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,603.04
|
$301.93
NAD5,812.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC711.83
|
$63.84
NAD1,229.03
|
|
pay 0.9% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,399.62
|
$169.47
NAD3,262.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,127.56
|
$5,302.57
NAD102,081.69
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.46
|
$1.70
NAD32.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.28
|
$1.91
NAD36.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.93
|
$2.81
NAD54.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.78
|
$35.35
NAD680.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.03
|
$3.55
NAD68.35
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC629.95
|
$37.49
NAD721.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.89
|
$26.97
NAD519.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC979.23
|
$70.06
NAD1,348.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC945.97
|
$71.01
NAD1,366.99
|
|
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