Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 2.2 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$4.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$9.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$2.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$4.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 78.3% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$130.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$140.00
|
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