Cost of living comparison
Dili is 87.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Dili instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Dili
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Dili
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$2.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$9.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Dili
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$2.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$65.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$55.00
|
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