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Windhoek vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 30.9% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Windhoek
Housing: pay 84.8% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 45.9% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK43,186	$10.23 NAD191.59	+415.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,780	$5.11 NAD95.74	+71.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,517	$0.95 NAD17.74	+79.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,214	$0.83 NAD15.51	+95.6%
Average			+165.5%

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,865	$0.84 NAD15.79	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK298,805	$2.98 NAD55.79	-78.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK139,837	$5.50 NAD103.07	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK38,131	$2.97 NAD55.69	+69.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK64,273	$2.33 NAD43.66	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,209	$0.79 NAD14.88	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,724	$0.86 NAD16.17	+75.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK20,113	$0.71 NAD13.36	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,978	$0.76 NAD14.28	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,812	$0.91 NAD17.14	+26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,978	$0.93 NAD17.48	+103.6%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,998	$4.69 NAD87.81	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,072,408	$34.08 NAD638.63	-30.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK617,090,960	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	-39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK243,571	$7.10 NAD133.05	-36.5%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 84.8% more for housing

	Vientiane	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK243,365	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	+433.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,714,082	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,902,365	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	-61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,182,944	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	+17.6%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 45.9% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,246,006	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	-49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK201,536,266	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	-42.7%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,663	$1.70 NAD31.93	+79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,577	$1.91 NAD35.72	+27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,549	$2.81 NAD52.68	+77.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,083,404	$35.35 NAD662.40	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK76,322	$3.55 NAD66.52	+1.3%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,870,141	$37.49 NAD702.49	-56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,369,624	$26.97 NAD505.31	-57.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,247,840	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK903,461	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	+71.2%
Average			-5.0%

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