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Tokyo vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 64.5% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 88.5% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 85.6% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 34.7% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.2% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 6.0% more in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.0% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD184.17	$8.02 ¥1,281	-26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD87.19	$5.01 ¥801	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.37	$1.16 ¥186	+19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD17.88	$0.84 ¥135	-20.9%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 88.5% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.54	$1.55 ¥248	+79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD57.07	$7.21 ¥1,152	+112.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD90.57	$5.71 ¥913	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD51.88	$2.33 ¥372	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD39.73	$3.52 ¥562	+48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.78	$2.38 ¥380	+170.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.61	$1.18 ¥188	+26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.19	$2.48 ¥396	+215.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.12	$2.64 ¥422	+213.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD16.90	$1.43 ¥228	+41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.56	$1.48 ¥237	+83.6%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 85.6% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD79.56	$4.50 ¥719	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD775.44	$73.51 ¥11,742	+59.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD388K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD128.92	$30.07 ¥4,804	+291.6%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 34.7% more for housing

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD915.90	$33.44 ¥5,342	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,025.32	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+99.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,666.67	$642.24 ¥103K	+61.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,761.50	$122.16 ¥19,515	+16.4%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,626.42	$519.69 ¥83,017	+140.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,114.78	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+178.8%
Average			+159.7%

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pay 85.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD33.93	$4.01 ¥640	+98.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD33.56	$3.43 ¥548	+71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD48.47	$4.01 ¥640	+38.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD662.20	$68.19 ¥10,893	+72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD87.24	$12.70 ¥2,028	+144.4%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 6.0% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD900.07	$56.84 ¥9,080	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD469.79	$40.48 ¥6,467	+44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,564.74	$62.67 ¥10,012	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,429.73	$90.37 ¥14,436	+6.1%
Average			+6.0%

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