Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 2.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.6 times more in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 76.3% more in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 18.9% more in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Windhoek
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.0% more in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 80.9% more in Windhoek
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Windhoek are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Windhoek.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT252.18
|
$10.23
NAD196.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT554.80
|
$5.11
NAD98.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.72
|
$0.95
NAD18.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.00
|
$0.83
NAD15.93
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT82.31
|
$0.84
NAD16.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT481.53
|
$2.98
NAD57.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT355.94
|
$5.50
NAD105.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT156.88
|
$2.97
NAD57.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT175.93
|
$2.33
NAD44.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT140.81
|
$0.79
NAD15.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT61.64
|
$0.86
NAD16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT132.03
|
$0.71
NAD13.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT46.19
|
$0.76
NAD14.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT26.09
|
$0.91
NAD17.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT48.48
|
$0.93
NAD17.95
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT491.82
|
$4.69
NAD90.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT3,026.20
|
$34.08
NAD656.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT3,026,204.46
|
$17,041.85
NAD328,078.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT554.80
|
$7.10
NAD136.70
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,589.48
|
$59.63
NAD1,148.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,958.71
|
$421.63
NAD8,116.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,663.13
|
$301.93
NAD5,812.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,693.95
|
$63.84
NAD1,229.03
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,373.45
|
$169.47
NAD3,262.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT180,196.72
|
$5,302.57
NAD102,081.69
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT504.37
|
$1.70
NAD32.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT246.33
|
$1.91
NAD36.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT353.06
|
$2.81
NAD54.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,160.08
|
$35.35
NAD680.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT504.37
|
$3.55
NAD68.35
|
|
pay 80.9% more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT2,004.86
|
$37.49
NAD721.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,384.28
|
$26.97
NAD519.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT5,073.90
|
$70.06
NAD1,348.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,476.60
|
$71.01
NAD1,366.99
|
|
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