Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 6.4% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
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