Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Namibia

Windhoek vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 14.1% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% less in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 19.8% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 16.5% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 64.9% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Windhoek

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

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Windhoek vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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pay 31.5% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.77	$11.42 NAD189.02	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.89	$6.01 NAD99.48	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.53	$0.84 NAD13.93	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.73	$0.89 NAD14.76	-60.4%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 19.8% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.29	$0.92 NAD15.17	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.78	$4.69 NAD77.66	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.62	$5.92 NAD97.91	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.48	$3.12 NAD51.60	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.55	$3.06 NAD50.71	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.72	$0.99 NAD16.44	+74.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.45	$0.89 NAD14.67	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.28	$0.84 NAD13.82	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.46	$0.92 NAD15.14	-20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.74	$0.90 NAD14.94	+147.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.63	$0.80 NAD13.31	+135.0%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.52	$5.21 NAD86.15	-30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON99.67	$48.10 NAD795.86	+130.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$23,990.15 NAD397K	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.91	$8.00 NAD132.31	+41.6%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 16.5% less for housing

	Bucharest	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON44.16	$50.44 NAD834.55	+444.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,227.32	$500.55 NAD8,281.89	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,151.00	$354.07 NAD5,858.40	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON704.56	$108.00 NAD1,786.91	-26.9%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 64.9% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,988.79	$208.44 NAD3,448.72	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	$5,331.14 NAD88,207.54	-62.9%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.94	$1.95 NAD32.33	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.71	$2.30 NAD38.13	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.65	$3.31 NAD54.72	-48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON234.57	$37.08 NAD613.47	-24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.87	$5.41 NAD89.53	-35.3%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON423.04	$54.86 NAD907.77	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON183.17	$34.63 NAD573.02	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON370.96	$89.44 NAD1,479.80	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON436.99	$94.70 NAD1,566.84	+3.3%
Average			-9.8%

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