Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 2.1 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.92
|
$10.23
NAD179.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR993.62
|
$5.11
NAD89.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.59
|
$0.95
NAD16.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.84
|
$0.83
NAD14.56
|
|
pay 90.1% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.42
|
$0.84
NAD14.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR634.13
|
$2.98
NAD52.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR428.46
|
$5.50
NAD96.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.38
|
$2.97
NAD52.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.63
|
$2.33
NAD41.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.85
|
$0.79
NAD13.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.55
|
$0.86
NAD15.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.54
|
$0.71
NAD12.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.23
|
$0.76
NAD13.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.36
|
$0.91
NAD16.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.55
|
$0.93
NAD16.41
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR655.39
|
$4.69
NAD82.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,342.73
|
$34.08
NAD599.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,475,762.74
|
$17,041.85
NAD299,900.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,491.92
|
$7.10
NAD124.96
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,407.76
|
$59.63
NAD1,049.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,878.20
|
$421.63
NAD7,419.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,779.55
|
$301.93
NAD5,313.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,565.25
|
$63.84
NAD1,123.48
|
|
pay 68.4% more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,410.07
|
$169.47
NAD2,982.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,955.09
|
$5,302.57
NAD93,314.10
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR348.11
|
$1.70
NAD29.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.17
|
$1.91
NAD33.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.85
|
$2.81
NAD49.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,066.73
|
$35.35
NAD622.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR447.58
|
$3.55
NAD62.48
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,243.97
|
$37.49
NAD659.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,212.48
|
$26.97
NAD474.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,197.86
|
$70.06
NAD1,232.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,099.66
|
$71.01
NAD1,249.59
|
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