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Windhoek vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 57.0% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 72.8% more in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,598	$10.23 NAD191.59	+150.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA3,118	$5.11 NAD95.74	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA915	$0.95 NAD17.74	-34.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA281	$0.83 NAD15.51	+87.6%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA256	$0.84 NAD15.79	+109.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA4,158	$2.98 NAD55.79	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,784	$5.50 NAD103.07	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA948	$2.97 NAD55.69	+99.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,729	$2.33 NAD43.66	-14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,202	$0.79 NAD14.88	-58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA550	$0.86 NAD16.17	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA566	$0.71 NAD13.36	-19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA324	$0.76 NAD14.28	+49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA440	$0.91 NAD17.14	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA395	$0.93 NAD17.48	+50.3%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,924	$4.69 NAD87.81	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,394	$34.08 NAD638.63	+108.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA19,748,334	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,391	$7.10 NAD133.05	+89.0%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Yaounde	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA27,717	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA95,277	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	+181.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA122,128	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	+57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA29,806	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	+36.3%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA147,515	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	-26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA987,417	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	+241.6%
Average			+107.3%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA676	$1.70 NAD31.93	+60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,015	$1.91 NAD35.72	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA1,039	$2.81 NAD52.68	+72.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA12,126	$35.35 NAD662.40	+85.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,197	$3.55 NAD66.52	-56.5%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 72.8% more for clothing

	Yaounde	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,591	$37.49 NAD702.49	+53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA18,189	$26.97 NAD505.31	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA15,591	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	+185.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA28,583	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	+58.0%
Average			+72.8%

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