Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 11.1% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB109.34
|
$8.21
NAD153.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB21.10
|
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.94
|
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
$0.72
NAD13.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB321.06
|
$2.84
NAD53.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB244.21
|
$4.30
NAD80.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
$2.17
NAD40.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.94
|
$1.99
NAD37.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.40
|
$0.79
NAD14.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.48
|
$0.71
NAD13.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.40
|
$0.64
NAD12.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.16
|
$0.57
NAD10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.98
|
$0.67
NAD12.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.21
|
$0.46
NAD8.69
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB165.19
|
$4.15
NAD77.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
$8,205.69
NAD153,872.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
$6.62
NAD124.12
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
$51.96
NAD974.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
$349.50
NAD6,553.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
$250.08
NAD4,689.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
$68.42
NAD1,282.97
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
$140.81
NAD2,640.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
$3,704.96
NAD69,475.26
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB87.47
|
$1.37
NAD25.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB85.26
|
$1.76
NAD33.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
$2.19
NAD41.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
$45.54
NAD853.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB295.22
|
$3.28
NAD61.55
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
$36.93
NAD692.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
$24.33
NAD456.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
$69.75
NAD1,307.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
$59.15
NAD1,109.13
|
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