Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 10.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 97.3% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 21.4% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 63.7% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.45	$10.23 NAD185.80	+99.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.54	$5.11 NAD92.85	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.08	$0.95 NAD17.20	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.19	$0.83 NAD15.04	+68.4%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.55	$0.84 NAD15.31	-37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.26	$2.98 NAD54.11	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.71	$5.50 NAD99.96	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.24	$2.97 NAD54.01	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.78	$2.33 NAD42.34	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.30	$0.79 NAD14.43	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.12	$0.86 NAD15.68	+7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.32	$0.71 NAD12.95	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.03	$0.76 NAD13.85	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.90	$0.91 NAD16.62	-23.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.19	$0.93 NAD16.95	-37.2%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 97.3% more for transportation

	Manila	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.58	$4.69 NAD85.16	+13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.58	$34.08 NAD619.34	+243.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,467,250.54	$17,041.85 NAD309,671.25	-33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱153.08	$7.10 NAD129.03	+166.1%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 21.4% more for housing

	Manila	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,652.52	$59.63 NAD1,083.59	+107.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,899.54	$421.63 NAD7,661.50	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,449.80	$301.93 NAD5,486.44	+28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,100.09	$63.84 NAD1,160.08	-40.0%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 63.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,682.13	$169.47 NAD3,079.51	-64.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱810,481.25	$5,302.57 NAD96,354.21	-62.5%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.25	$1.70 NAD30.97	+24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.73	$1.91 NAD34.64	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱176.07	$2.81 NAD51.09	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,329.82	$35.35 NAD642.40	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱440.18	$3.55 NAD64.51	-53.7%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Manila	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,911.11	$37.49 NAD681.28	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,525.84	$26.97 NAD490.05	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,246.79	$70.06 NAD1,273.09	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,493.31	$71.01 NAD1,290.30	+16.6%
Average			+6.3%

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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: April 2025

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