Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 90.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.32
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.84
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.36
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.38
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.65
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.18
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.07
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.59
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.27
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.94
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.88
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.88
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.57
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.94
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,324.99
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.91
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$996.18
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,700.88
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,794.67
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,311.75
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,699.70
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$71,033.98
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.22
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.82
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.95
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$873.15
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.93
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.96
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$466.47
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,337.26
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,134.02
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
|
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