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Windhoek vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 22.1% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 48.6% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 66.0% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 90.0% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.0% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.95 MDL156.38	$10.97 NAD178.65	+22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 MDL135.53	$5.19 NAD84.58	-33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MDL15.26	$0.98 NAD15.88	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL10.88	$1.06 NAD17.34	+70.9%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 48.6% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 MDL10.12	$0.87 NAD14.10	+49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 MDL92.30	$3.40 NAD55.36	-35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 MDL81.96	$5.39 NAD87.86	+14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 MDL46.07	$3.09 NAD50.32	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 MDL44.49	$2.37 NAD38.54	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MDL7.05	$0.88 NAD14.34	+118.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.80	$0.93 NAD15.14	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.90	$0.79 NAD12.79	-7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 MDL16.60	$0.84 NAD13.70	-11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.26	$1.01 NAD16.39	+180.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 MDL4.59	$0.81 NAD13.15	+207.1%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 66.0% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MDL93.66	$4.74 NAD77.18	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.97 MDL243.95	$46.19 NAD752.21	+230.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,402.03 MDL548K	$23,093.12 NAD376K	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 MDL78.19	$7.68 NAD125.06	+71.5%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 90.0% more for housing

	Chisinau	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.50 MDL183.43	$54.55 NAD888.45	+419.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.28 MDL11,792.25	$537.56 NAD8,754.90	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.96 MDL8,608.46	$397.07 NAD6,466.92	-19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.19 MDL2,273.52	$104.92 NAD1,708.72	-19.4%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Chisinau	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.06 MDL7,108.35	$215.99 NAD3,517.76	-46.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.14 MDL116K	$5,426.88 NAD88,384.77	-18.3%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 MDL31.28	$2.02 NAD32.91	+12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 MDL32.24	$2.00 NAD32.56	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 MDL58.38	$2.89 NAD47.01	-13.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 MDL688.79	$39.44 NAD642.36
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.76 MDL135.53	$5.20 NAD84.62	-33.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.56 MDL1,162.32	$53.61 NAD873.10	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 MDL939.53	$27.98 NAD455.71	-48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 MDL2,016.80	$93.20 NAD1,517.85	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.07 MDL2,131.60	$85.16 NAD1,386.89	-30.2%
Average			-29.2%

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