Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 22.7% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
$6.97
R$42.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
$1.14
R$6.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$0.76
R$4.65
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
$4.43
R$26.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
$3.57
R$21.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$1.42
R$8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$0.87
R$5.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
$0.57
R$3.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$0.50
R$3.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
$0.70
R$4.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.51
R$3.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.54
R$3.26
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
$3.79
R$23.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$43.46
R$264.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$7.21
R$43.89
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
$1.74
R$10.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
$1.75
R$10.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
$23.80
R$144.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
$6.97
R$42.40
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
$55.71
R$339.03
|
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