Cost of living comparison

Namibia

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 49.9% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 8.4% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 87.0% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.3% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Tokyo are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.3% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD188.06	$7.59 ¥1,200	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD98.98	$5.06 ¥800	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.86	$1.64 ¥259	+94.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.69	$0.89 ¥140	-0.7%
Average			-16.3%

Windhoek vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.09	$1.71 ¥270	+86.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.27	$5.29 ¥836	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD97.42	$5.75 ¥909	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.34	$2.26 ¥358	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.45	$3.08 ¥487	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.36	$2.15 ¥340	+116.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.59	$1.07 ¥170	+21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.96 ¥309	+134.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.07	$2.39 ¥377	+161.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.87	$1.53 ¥241	+69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.24	$1.46 ¥231	+81.6%
Average			+47.8%

Windhoek vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD85.71	$4.08 ¥645	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD791.85	$63.27 ¥9,997	+31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD131.65	$28.47 ¥4,499	+256.0%
Average			+8.4%

Windhoek vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.0% more for housing

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$30.33 ¥4,793	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+155.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	$692.48 ¥109K	+95.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	$113.45 ¥17,926	+5.0%
Average			+87.0%

Windhoek vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+543.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+242.4%
Average			+369.4%

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pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.17	$3.80 ¥600	+94.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD37.94	$3.56 ¥563	+54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$3.92 ¥620	+18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD610.38	$66.31 ¥10,478	+78.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$12.65 ¥1,999	+133.8%
Average			+81.3%

Windhoek vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD903.20	$55.50 ¥8,770	+1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$32.95 ¥5,207	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$65.04 ¥10,278	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	$70.74 ¥11,178	-25.3%
Average			-15.0%

Windhoek vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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