Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 64.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 85.2% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 43.6% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,330	$10.23 NAD183.08	+417.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫123,192	$5.11 NAD91.49	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,498	$0.95 NAD16.95	+113.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,673	$0.83 NAD14.82	+221.9%
Average			+190.1%

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,684	$0.84 NAD15.09	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫129,826	$2.98 NAD53.31	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫137,541	$5.50 NAD98.49	+3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫41,157	$2.97 NAD53.22	+87.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,361	$2.33 NAD41.72	+46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,642	$0.79 NAD14.22	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,000	$0.86 NAD15.45	+86.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,808	$0.71 NAD12.76	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,635	$0.76 NAD13.64	+56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,821	$0.91 NAD16.38	+100.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,970	$0.93 NAD16.70	+73.3%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 85.2% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,000	$4.69 NAD83.91	+35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫205,320	$34.08 NAD610.28	+330.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,026,601,388	$17,041.85 NAD305,138.53	-56.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫139,618	$7.10 NAD127.14	+32.0%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫233,687	$59.63 NAD1,067.73	+562.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,789,575	$421.63 NAD7,549.35	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,210,938	$301.93 NAD5,406.13	+26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,512,538	$63.84 NAD1,143.10	+9.5%
Average			+155.6%

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pay 43.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,330,709	$169.47 NAD3,034.43	-30.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫318,212,210	$5,302.57 NAD94,943.85	-56.8%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,665	$1.70 NAD30.51	+72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,579	$1.91 NAD34.13	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,931	$2.81 NAD50.34	+103.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫682,771	$35.35 NAD632.99	+34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫107,793	$3.55 NAD63.57	-14.5%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫953,056	$37.49 NAD671.30	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫684,401	$26.97 NAD482.88	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,411,906	$70.06 NAD1,254.46	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,242,729	$71.01 NAD1,271.41	-17.8%
Average			-9.5%

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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: May 2025

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