Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 37.0% cheaper than Victoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.4% less in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 28.8% less in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 28.2% less in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 49.0% less in Windhoek
- Childcare
-
pay 19.6% less in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.7% less in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 16.2% less in Windhoek
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Windhoek.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR247.49
|
$10.23
NAD182.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR143.42
|
$5.11
NAD91.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR40.68
|
$0.95
NAD16.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR40.05
|
$0.83
NAD14.77
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR33.84
|
$0.84
NAD15.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR267.66
|
$2.98
NAD53.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR111.03
|
$5.50
NAD98.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR52.80
|
$2.97
NAD53.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR44.28
|
$2.33
NAD41.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR14.34
|
$0.79
NAD14.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR16.22
|
$0.86
NAD15.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR14.34
|
$0.71
NAD12.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR48.23
|
$0.76
NAD13.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR12.14
|
$0.91
NAD16.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.78
|
$0.93
NAD16.65
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR85.90
|
$4.69
NAD83.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR395.98
|
$34.08
NAD608.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR393,057.10
|
$17,041.85
NAD304,211.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR681.97
|
$7.10
NAD126.75
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,419.90
|
$59.63
NAD1,064.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR14,470.44
|
$421.63
NAD7,526.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR11,732.86
|
$301.93
NAD5,389.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,085.60
|
$63.84
NAD1,139.62
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,474.90
|
$169.47
NAD3,025.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR130,961.92
|
$5,302.57
NAD94,655.32
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR60.04
|
$1.70
NAD30.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR76.23
|
$1.91
NAD34.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR337.97
|
$2.81
NAD50.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,414.80
|
$35.35
NAD631.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR82.50
|
$3.55
NAD63.38
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR1,012.76
|
$37.49
NAD669.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR432.65
|
$26.97
NAD481.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,084.51
|
$70.06
NAD1,250.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,128.10
|
$71.01
NAD1,267.55
|
|
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