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
DOP604.19
|
$10.23
NAD181.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
$5.11
NAD90.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
$0.95
NAD16.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
$0.83
NAD14.72
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
$0.84
NAD14.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
$2.98
NAD52.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
$5.50
NAD97.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
$2.97
NAD52.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
$2.33
NAD41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
$0.79
NAD14.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
$0.86
NAD15.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
$0.71
NAD12.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
$0.76
NAD13.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
$0.91
NAD16.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
$0.93
NAD16.59
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
$4.69
NAD83.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
$34.08
NAD606.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
$17,041.85
NAD303,174.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
$7.10
NAD126.32
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
$59.63
NAD1,060.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
$421.63
NAD7,500.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
$301.93
NAD5,371.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
$63.84
NAD1,135.74
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
$169.47
NAD3,014.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
$5,302.57
NAD94,332.76
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
$1.70
NAD30.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
$1.91
NAD33.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
$2.81
NAD50.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
$35.35
NAD628.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
$3.55
NAD63.16
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
$37.49
NAD666.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
$26.97
NAD479.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
$70.06
NAD1,246.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
$71.01
NAD1,263.23
|
|
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