Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 23.3% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.1% less in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% less in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 40.5% less in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 7.9% less in Windhoek
- Childcare
-
pay 33.7% less in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.2% less in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 40.9% less in Windhoek
Expenses including clothing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Windhoek.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP606.70
|
$10.23
NAD184.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP391.42
|
$5.11
NAD92.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.27
|
$0.95
NAD17.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.37
|
$0.83
NAD14.95
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.84
|
$0.84
NAD15.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP190.77
|
$2.98
NAD53.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP291.11
|
$5.50
NAD99.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP140.39
|
$2.97
NAD53.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP171.26
|
$2.33
NAD42.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.40
|
$0.79
NAD14.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.99
|
$0.86
NAD15.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP80.11
|
$0.71
NAD12.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.02
|
$0.76
NAD13.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.33
|
$0.91
NAD16.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.59
|
$0.93
NAD16.85
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP284.57
|
$4.69
NAD84.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,892.77
|
$34.08
NAD615.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,663,541.67
|
$17,041.85
NAD307,865.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,103.21
|
$7.10
NAD128.28
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,506.19
|
$59.63
NAD1,077.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,421.69
|
$421.63
NAD7,616.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,372.54
|
$301.93
NAD5,454.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,922.11
|
$63.84
NAD1,153.31
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,446.64
|
$169.47
NAD3,061.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP366,147.29
|
$5,302.57
NAD95,792.23
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.78
|
$1.70
NAD30.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.90
|
$1.91
NAD34.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP269.10
|
$2.81
NAD50.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,663.84
|
$35.35
NAD638.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP379.19
|
$3.55
NAD64.14
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,938.68
|
$37.49
NAD677.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,363.78
|
$26.97
NAD487.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,115.96
|
$70.06
NAD1,265.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,500.39
|
$71.01
NAD1,282.77
|
|
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