Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.3 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
$19.77
A$31.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
$9.89
A$15.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
$2.76
A$4.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$2.32
A$3.70
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
$2.59
A$4.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
$5.39
A$8.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
$6.59
A$10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
$4.63
A$7.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$4.12
A$6.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$1.62
A$2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
$1.34
A$2.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$1.57
A$2.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
$2.46
A$3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$1.25
A$2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$1.11
A$1.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
$5.07
A$8.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$118.63
A$189.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
$29,276.08
A$46,834.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$17.66
A$28.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
$65.39
A$104.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
$1,783.31
A$2,852.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
$1,413.05
A$2,260.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
$183.02
A$292.79
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$1,847.17
A$2,954.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$14,503.36
A$23,201.67
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
$7.25
A$11.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
$3.68
A$5.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
$26.36
A$42.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
$65.69
A$105.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
$14.33
A$22.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$86.77
A$138.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$72.18
A$115.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$119.51
A$191.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
$154.17
A$246.64
|
|
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