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Windhoek vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 41.9% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 77.4% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 29.2% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Windhoek

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, clothing, and housing in Windhoek are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 IQD6,948	$10.23 NAD191.59	+92.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 IQD9,925	$5.11 NAD95.74	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD551	$0.95 NAD17.74	+124.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 IQD248	$0.83 NAD15.51	+336.2%
Average			+130.2%

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pay 77.4% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 IQD1,146	$0.84 NAD15.79	-3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.38 IQD3,111	$2.98 NAD55.79	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 IQD6,707	$5.50 NAD103.07	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IQD2,380	$2.97 NAD55.69	+63.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 IQD2,903	$2.33 NAD43.66	+5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD672	$0.79 NAD14.88	+54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD673	$0.86 NAD16.17	+67.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD608	$0.71 NAD13.36	+53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD403	$0.76 NAD14.28	+147.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD388	$0.91 NAD17.14	+208.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD378	$0.93 NAD17.48	+222.5%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 IQD2,333	$4.69 NAD87.81	+162.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.77 IQD29,776	$34.08 NAD638.63	+49.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,213.31 IQD23,820,619	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	-6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 IQD20,843	$7.10 NAD133.05	-55.4%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Baghdad	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.21 IQD46,051	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	+69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$443.62 IQD580,203	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.28 IQD345,640	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.01 IQD147,796	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	-43.5%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 29.2% more for childcare

	Baghdad	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.43 IQD212,434	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	+4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,438.23 IQD4,496,749	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	+54.2%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 IQD2,978	$1.70 NAD31.93	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 IQD3,784	$1.91 NAD35.72	-34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 IQD2,978	$2.81 NAD52.68	+23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.60 IQD38,719	$35.35 NAD662.40	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,925	$3.55 NAD66.52	-53.2%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.72 IQD37,567	$37.49 NAD702.49	+30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 IQD44,509	$26.97 NAD505.31	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.01 IQD79,790	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.35 IQD54,084	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	+71.7%
Average			+24.1%

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