Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 36.1% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.32
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.84
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.36
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.38
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.65
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.18
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.07
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.59
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.27
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.94
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.88
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.88
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 87.6% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.57
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.94
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,324.99
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.91
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$996.18
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,700.88
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,794.67
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,311.75
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,699.70
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$71,033.98
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.22
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.82
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.95
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$873.15
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.93
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.96
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$466.47
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,337.26
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,134.02
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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