Cost of living comparison
Manila is 27.5% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Manila instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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