Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 74.2% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 85.0% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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