Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 67.6% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
$8.21
$157.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
$0.86
$16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
$0.86
$16.48
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
$0.72
$13.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
$2.84
$54.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
$4.30
$82.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
$2.17
$41.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
$1.99
$38.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
$0.79
$15.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
$0.71
$13.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
$0.64
$12.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
$0.57
$10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
$0.67
$12.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
$0.46
$8.88
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
$4.15
$79.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
$21.59
$413.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
$8,205.69
$157,324.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
$6.62
$126.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
$51.96
$996.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
$349.50
$6,700.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
$250.08
$4,794.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
$68.42
$1,311.75
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
$140.81
$2,699.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
$3,704.96
$71,033.98
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
$1.37
$26.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
$1.76
$33.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
$2.19
$41.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
$45.54
$873.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
$3.28
$62.93
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
$36.93
$707.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
$24.33
$466.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
$69.75
$1,337.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
$59.15
$1,134.02
|
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