Cost of Living Comparison Between Windhoek and Calarasi Cost of Living Comparison Between Windhoek and Calarasi

🙂 Solo nomad: Windhoek is 9.7% cheaper than Calarasi without rent, and 13.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Windhoek is 1.2% cheaper than Calarasi without rent, and 23.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.74 NAD 180
$9.81 RON 43.16
9.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.69 NAD 648
$27.57 RON 121
40.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.44 NAD 91.1
$7.75 RON 34.09
-29.81%
Cappuccino
$1.84 NAD 30.85
$2.64 RON 11.63
-30.30%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.96 NAD 16.01
$1.47 RON 6.46
-34.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.94 NAD 15.78
$1.86 RON 8.18
-49.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.84 NAD 30.81
$2.33 RON 10.24
-21.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.24 NAD 37.60
$3.37 RON 14.83
-33.53%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 NAD 24.37
$1.37 RON 6.02
5.84%
White Bread (500g)
$0.87 NAD 14.52
$1.05 RON 4.64
-17.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.66 NAD 27.80
$1.76 RON 7.74
-5.68%
Eggs
$2.89 NAD 48.43
$3.28 RON 14.45
-11.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.39 NAD 107
$8.69 RON 38.26
-26.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.20 NAD 87.0
$7.26 RON 31.95
-28.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.52 NAD 109
$9.18 RON 40.41
-28.98%
Apples (1kg)
$1.87 NAD 31.34
$1.22 RON 5.38
53.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.99 NAD 33.35
$1.48 RON 6.52
34.46%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.69 NAD 28.23
$1.29 RON 5.68
31.01%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.81 NAD 30.37
$1.99 RON 8.75
-9.05%
Potato (1kg)
$2.07 NAD 34.60
$0.76 RON 3.36
172.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.80 NAD 30.23
$0.91 RON 3.99
97.80%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.91 NAD 31.99
$0.77 RON 3.37
148.05%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.15 NAD 19.26
$0.87 RON 3.82
32.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.86 NAD 47.96
$5.79 RON 25.50
-50.60%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.66 NAD 112
$4.57 RON 20.10
45.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 NAD 22.20
$0.91 RON 4.00
46.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.90 NAD 31.79
$1.41 RON 6.21
34.75%
🚌 Getting Around
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.69 NAD 11.56
$0.48 RON 2.12
43.75%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$40.14 NAD 672
$13.79 RON 60.7
191.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.69 NAD 11.52
$0.72 RON 3.18
-4.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.67 NAD 11.25
$0.64 RON 2.83
4.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.58 NAD 194
$5.82 RON 25.59
98.97%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 NAD 19.77
$1.57 RON 6.92
-24.84%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.7K NAD 362.7K
$25.3K RON 111.5K
-14.54%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.7K NAD 396.3K
$26.9K RON 118.5K
-12.14%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$117 NAD 1,951
$149 RON 654
-21.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.47 NAD 293
$8.53 RON 37.51
104.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$51.7 NAD 866
$7.42 RON 32.65
597.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.29 NAD 625
$68.2 RON 300
-45.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.15 NAD 220
$19.10 RON 84.0
-31.15%
Cinema Ticket
$5.41 NAD 90.6
$5.96 RON 26.22
-9.23%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$212 NAD 3,544
$419 RON 1,845
-49.54%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,286 NAD 88.5K
$6,802 RON 29.9K
-22.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.6 NAD 848
$82.8 RON 364
-38.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.52 NAD 461
$43.05 RON 189
-36.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.4 NAD 1,464
$73.3 RON 323
19.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.8 NAD 1,386
$98.4 RON 433
-15.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$497 NAD 8,323
$381 RON 1,674
30.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$381 NAD 6,374
$232 RON 1,021
64.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,291 NAD 21.6K
$592 RON 2,603
118.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$936 NAD 15.7K
$373 RON 1,643
150.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,443 NAD 24.2K
$1,246 RON 5,484
15.75%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$618 NAD 10.4K
$990 RON 4,357
-37.57%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Windhoek
Calarasi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,033 NAD 17.3K
$776 RON 3,415
33.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.69
6.62
76.59%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Windhoek: March 1, 2026

Last update for Calarasi: March 2, 2026

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