Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 3.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 71.4% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$8.21
$157.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.86
$16.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.86
$16.46
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$2.84
$54.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$4.30
$82.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$1.99
$38.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.79
$15.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.71
$13.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.64
$12.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.57
$10.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.67
$12.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.46
$8.87
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$4.15
$79.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$21.59
$413.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$6.62
$126.75
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$1.37
$26.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.76
$33.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$45.54
$872.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$3.28
$62.85
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$36.93
$707.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
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