Cost of living comparison
Quito is 21.3% more expensive than Windhoek.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.1% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 0.3% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 5.9% more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 17.8% less in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 53.0% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.3% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 34.6% more in Quito
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Quito are more expensive than in Windhoek.
If you lived in Quito instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD185.80
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD92.85
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.20
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.04
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.11
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD99.96
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.01
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.34
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.43
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.68
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.95
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.85
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.62
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.95
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.16
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD619.34
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD309,671.25
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.03
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,083.59
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,661.50
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,486.44
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,160.08
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,079.51
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,354.21
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.97
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.64
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.09
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD642.40
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.51
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD681.28
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD490.05
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,273.09
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,290.30
|
$83.12
|
|
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