Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 10.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
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