Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 56.4% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 8.2% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 60.0% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Seoul

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Seoul are more expensive than in Windhoek. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

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Seoul vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD189.30	$8.96 ₩12,215	-21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD99.63	$7.46 ₩10,179	+24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.95	$1.58 ₩2,158	+88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.78	$0.79 ₩1,072	-11.9%
Average			+1.7%

Windhoek vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Windhoek	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.19	$3.10 ₩4,224	+237.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.78	$8.84 ₩12,055	+88.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD98.06	$7.79 ₩10,629	+31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.68	$3.61 ₩4,917	+15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.79	$4.74 ₩6,466	+54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.47	$3.46 ₩4,724	+248.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.69	$1.57 ₩2,136	+76.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.84	$2.59 ₩3,537	+210.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.16	$2.83 ₩3,864	+209.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.96	$1.66 ₩2,259	+83.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.33	$1.16 ₩1,575	+43.6%
Average			+102.4%

Windhoek vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD86.28	$5.53 ₩7,545	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD797.07	$46.28 ₩63,112	-3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD398K	$29,385.60 ₩40M	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD132.51	$8.51 ₩11,604	+6.4%
Average			+8.2%

Windhoek vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.0% more for housing

	Windhoek	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD835.81	$20.82 ₩28,392	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,294.47	$886.39 ₩1M	+77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,867.29	$620.25 ₩846K	+75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,789.62	$162.69 ₩222K	+50.6%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Windhoek	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,453.95	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+824.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD88,341.46	$22,602.27 ₩31M	+324.0%
Average			+526.2%

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pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.38	$3.73 ₩5,090	+91.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD38.19	$4.10 ₩5,593	+77.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.80	$3.36 ₩4,581	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD614.40	$58.22 ₩79,399	+57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.67	$11.20 ₩15,269	+106.9%
Average			+71.7%

Windhoek vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD909.15	$57.88 ₩78,937	+5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD573.89	$32.77 ₩44,695	-5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,482.04	$69.99 ₩95,451	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,569.22	$82.45 ₩112K	-12.9%
Average			-9.2%

Windhoek vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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