Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 85.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD185.38
|
$7.88
₩11,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD92.64
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.16
|
$1.59
₩2,228
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.00
|
$0.84
₩1,181
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.28
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.98
|
$6.52
₩9,163
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD99.73
|
$8.06
₩11,318
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.89
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
$4.74
₩6,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
$3.30
₩4,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.65
|
$1.55
₩2,176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
$2.44
₩3,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.81
|
$2.68
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
$1.73
₩2,431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
$1.39
₩1,948
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD84.97
|
$4.59
₩6,444
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
$44.40
₩62,367
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD308,968.79
|
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
$8.02
₩11,266
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,081.13
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,644.12
|
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,473.99
|
$490.54
₩688,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,157.45
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
$385.48
₩541,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
|
pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.90
|
$3.58
₩5,030
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.56
|
$3.60
₩5,059
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.97
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD640.94
|
$53.73
₩75,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.37
|
$10.74
₩15,089
|
|
pay 57.6% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,287.37
|
$124.89
₩175,410
|
|
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