Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 4.8% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 63.7% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$8.21
NAD151.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$0.86
NAD15.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$0.86
NAD15.87
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$0.72
NAD13.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$2.84
NAD52.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$4.30
NAD79.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$2.17
NAD40.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$1.99
NAD36.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$0.79
NAD14.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$0.71
NAD13.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.64
NAD11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$0.57
NAD10.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.67
NAD12.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.46
NAD8.55
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$4.15
NAD76.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$8,205.69
NAD151,474.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$6.62
NAD122.19
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$51.96
NAD959.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$349.50
NAD6,451.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$250.08
NAD4,616.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$68.42
NAD1,262.97
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$140.81
NAD2,599.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$3,704.96
NAD68,392.25
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$1.37
NAD25.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$1.76
NAD32.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$2.19
NAD40.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$45.54
NAD840.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$3.28
NAD60.59
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$36.93
NAD681.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$24.33
NAD449.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$69.75
NAD1,287.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$59.15
NAD1,091.84
|
|
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