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
NAD186.58
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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