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Windhoek vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 24.2% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 73.3% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 25.1% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 21.2% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$10.23 NAD191.59	+237.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$5.11 NAD95.74	+49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$0.95 NAD17.74	+52.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$0.83 NAD15.51	+134.2%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$0.84 NAD15.79	-30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$2.98 NAD55.79	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$5.50 NAD103.07	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$2.97 NAD55.69	+52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$2.33 NAD43.66	+43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$0.79 NAD14.88	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$0.86 NAD16.17	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$0.71 NAD13.36	-32.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$0.76 NAD14.28	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$0.91 NAD17.14	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$0.93 NAD17.48	-25.5%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 73.3% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$4.69 NAD87.81	+44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$34.08 NAD638.63	+167.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$7.10 NAD133.05	+114.5%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 25.1% more for housing

	Jakarta	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	+109.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	+15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	-18.1%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 21.2% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	-0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	-42.1%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$1.70 NAD31.93	-23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$1.91 NAD35.72	-17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$2.81 NAD52.68	+2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$35.35 NAD662.40	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$3.55 NAD66.52	+11.3%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$37.49 NAD702.49	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$26.97 NAD505.31	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	-17.8%
Average			-23.3%

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