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Windhoek vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 29.5% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 73.5% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 70.3% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.4% more for restaurants

	Astana	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.10 KZT5,290.32	$10.23 NAD191.59	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 KZT3,174.19	$5.11 NAD95.74	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 KZT502.75	$0.95 NAD17.74	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 KZT269.20	$0.83 NAD15.51	+61.1%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 73.5% more for groceries

	Astana	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KZT270.29	$0.84 NAD15.79	+63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.84 KZT2,538.28	$2.98 NAD55.79	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 KZT2,257.22	$5.50 NAD103.07	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 KZT866.19	$2.97 NAD55.69	+79.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 KZT1,173.83	$2.33 NAD43.66	+4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT304.07	$0.79 NAD14.88	+36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT451.40	$0.86 NAD16.17	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 KZT497.32	$0.71 NAD13.36	-24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT442.19	$0.76 NAD14.28	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT120.55	$0.91 NAD17.14	+297.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT103.47	$0.93 NAD17.48	+372.3%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 70.3% more for transportation

	Astana	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 KZT980.32	$4.69 NAD87.81	+150.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.15 KZT7,935.48	$34.08 NAD638.63	+125.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,193.94 KZT10,580,642.71	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.86 KZT3,068.39	$7.10 NAD133.05	+21.3%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Astana	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.70 KZT6,656.14	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	+369.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.50 KZT242,850.94	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$333.20 KZT174,580.60	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	-9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 KZT22,096.38	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	+51.4%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Astana	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.18 KZT119,032.23	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,062.07 KZT3,176,227.55	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	-12.5%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KZT634.84	$1.70 NAD31.93	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KZT1,133.92	$1.91 NAD35.72	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 KZT912.58	$2.81 NAD52.68	+61.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.49 KZT29,076.42	$35.35 NAD662.40	-36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 KZT2,645.16	$3.55 NAD66.52	-29.7%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Astana	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.02 KZT39,829.51	$37.49 NAD702.49	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 KZT22,521.65	$26.97 NAD505.31	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 KZT52,181.81	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.40 KZT47,890.77	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	-22.3%
Average			-35.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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