Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 13.1% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
|
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