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Kyrgyzstan

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Namibia

Windhoek vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 24.6% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 66.3% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 58.4% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 19.6% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Windhoek

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Windhoek are more expensive than in Bishkek. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Windhoek.

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Windhoek vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.01	$11.42 NAD188.06	+66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 KGS510.01	$6.01 NAD98.98	+3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 KGS65.00	$0.84 NAD13.86	+13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KGS33.88	$0.89 NAD14.69	+130.3%
Average			+39.9%

Bishkek vs. Windhoek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.3% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KGS34.67	$0.92 NAD15.09	+131.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 KGS334.23	$4.69 NAD77.27	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 KGS333.12	$5.92 NAD97.42	+55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KGS151.13	$3.12 NAD51.34	+80.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KGS181.82	$3.06 NAD50.45	+47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 KGS54.76	$0.99 NAD16.36	+58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KGS73.57	$0.89 NAD14.59	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.76	$0.84 NAD13.75	-10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.84	$0.92 NAD15.07	+27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KGS23.90	$0.90 NAD14.87	+230.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.28	$0.80 NAD13.24	+264.9%
Average			+66.3%

Bishkek vs. Windhoek - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.4% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.74 KGS326.93	$5.21 NAD85.71	+39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	$48.10 NAD791.85	+312.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,991.94 KGS3M	$23,990.15 NAD395K	-20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.52 KGS395.01	$8.00 NAD131.65	+77.0%
Average			+58.4%

Bishkek vs. Windhoek - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Bishkek	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	$50.44 NAD830.34	+320.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	+181.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 19.6% less for childcare

	Bishkek	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	-5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,837.88 KGS685K	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	-32.0%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$1.95 NAD32.17	+42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 KGS212.36	$2.30 NAD37.94	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 KGS180.00	$3.31 NAD54.44	+60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	$37.08 NAD610.38	-32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 KGS500.01	$5.41 NAD89.08	-5.4%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	$54.86 NAD903.20	-1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	$34.63 NAD570.13	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	+5.0%
Average			-4.7%

Bishkek vs. Windhoek - Cost of clothing

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