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Windhoek vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 9.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 68.1% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 13.9% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 27.4% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Windhoek

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Windhoek are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Windhoek. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

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Windhoek vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 68.1% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$11.42 NAD188.06	+192.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$6.01 NAD98.98	-2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.84 NAD13.86	-8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.89 NAD14.69	+73.0%
Average			+68.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Windhoek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$0.92 NAD15.09	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$4.69 NAD77.27	+0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$5.92 NAD97.42	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$3.12 NAD51.34	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$3.06 NAD50.45	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$0.99 NAD16.36	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.89 NAD14.59	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.84 NAD13.75	-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.92 NAD15.07	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.90 NAD14.87	+17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.80 NAD13.24	-13.5%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$5.21 NAD85.71	+235.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$48.10 NAD791.85	+6058.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$23,990.15 NAD395K	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$8.00 NAD131.65	-73.8%
Average			+214.3%

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pay 13.9% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$50.44 NAD830.34	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	-25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	+130.3%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 27.4% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	-3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	-45.2%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.95 NAD32.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.30 NAD37.94	-41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$3.31 NAD54.44	-78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$37.08 NAD610.38	-18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$5.41 NAD89.08	-1.0%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$54.86 NAD903.20	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$34.63 NAD570.13	-63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	+31.1%
Average			-25.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Windhoek - Cost of clothing

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