Cost of living comparison

Windhoek, Namibia

compared to

Victoria, Seychelles

Victoria vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 33.1% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Victoria

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and childcare in Victoria are more expensive than in Windhoek. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD185.80	$16.76 SCR240.75	+63.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD92.85	$9.71 SCR139.52	+90.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.20	$2.75 SCR39.57	+191.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.04	$2.71 SCR38.96	+227.7%
Average			+143.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Windhoek	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.31	$2.29 SCR32.92	+172.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD54.11	$18.13 SCR260.37	+508.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD99.96	$7.52 SCR108.01	+36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD54.01	$3.58 SCR51.36	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD42.34	$3.00 SCR43.08	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.43	$0.97 SCR13.95	+22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD15.68	$1.10 SCR15.77	+27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD12.95	$0.97 SCR13.95	+36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD13.85	$3.27 SCR46.92	+328.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD16.62	$0.82 SCR11.81	-10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD16.95	$0.73 SCR10.49	-21.7%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Windhoek	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD85.16	$5.82 SCR83.56	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD619.34	$26.82 SCR385.21	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD309,671.25	$26,617.26 SCR382,359.28	+56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD129.03	$46.18 SCR663.41	+550.4%
Average			+152.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Windhoek	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,083.59	$163.87 SCR2,354.04	+174.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,661.50	$979.92 SCR14,076.60	+132.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,486.44	$794.53 SCR11,413.52	+163.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,160.08	$73.52 SCR1,056.05	+15.2%
Average			+121.4%

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pay 33.1% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,079.51	$167.60 SCR2,407.54	-1.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD96,354.21	$8,868.55 SCR127,397.53	+67.2%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD30.97	$4.07 SCR58.41	+138.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD34.64	$5.16 SCR74.16	+170.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD51.09	$22.89 SCR328.77	+714.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD642.40	$95.81 SCR1,376.30	+171.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD64.51	$5.59 SCR80.25	+57.4%
Average			+250.4%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD681.28	$68.58 SCR985.20	+82.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD490.05	$29.30 SCR420.87	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,273.09	$73.44 SCR1,054.99	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,290.30	$76.39 SCR1,097.40	+7.6%
Average			+26.0%

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