Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 28.9% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,008
|
$10.23
NAD185.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥806
|
$5.11
NAD92.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥173
|
$0.95
NAD17.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.83
NAD15.00
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥253
|
$0.84
NAD15.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,085
|
$2.98
NAD53.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥911
|
$5.50
NAD99.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥323
|
$2.97
NAD53.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥505
|
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥368
|
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥165
|
$0.86
NAD15.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥410
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥374
|
$0.76
NAD13.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥684
|
$4.69
NAD84.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,073
|
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
$17,041.85
NAD308,968.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,315
|
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
$59.63
NAD1,081.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
$421.63
NAD7,644.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥90,228
|
$301.93
NAD5,473.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
$63.84
NAD1,157.45
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,538
|
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$1.70
NAD30.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥527
|
$1.91
NAD34.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥605
|
$2.81
NAD50.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,394
|
$35.35
NAD640.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,915
|
$3.55
NAD64.37
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,829
|
$71.01
NAD1,287.37
|
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