Cost of living comparison

Windhoek, Namibia

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 25.4% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 43.7% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 85.4% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 50.6% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.93	$1.98 LAK42,952	-80.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.91	$2.97 LAK64,428	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.77	$0.53 LAK11,455	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.53	$0.42 LAK9,164	-48.9%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.81	$0.91 LAK19,758	+8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.89	$13.72 LAK297,182	+360.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.25	$6.42 LAK139,077	+16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.79	$1.75 LAK37,924	-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.73	$2.95 LAK63,924	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.91	$0.88 LAK19,105	+11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.20	$0.49 LAK10,665	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.38	$0.92 LAK20,004	+29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.30	$0.60 LAK12,908	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.17	$0.73 LAK15,727	-20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.51	$0.46 LAK9,923	-50.9%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 43.7% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.97	$5.00 LAK108,406	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD639.75	$49.23 LAK1,066,583	+44.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,875.57	$28,330.27 LAK613,738,867	+66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.28	$11.18 LAK242,248	+57.5%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Windhoek	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,119.30	$11.17 LAK242,043	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,913.96	$859.15 LAK18,612,425	+103.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,667.23	$775.98 LAK16,810,550	+157.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,198.30	$54.31 LAK1,176,518	-14.9%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 85.4% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,180.98	$332.66 LAK7,206,645	+96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,529.28	$9,252.41 LAK200,441,503	+74.5%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.99	$0.95 LAK20,550	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.78	$1.50 LAK32,400	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.77	$1.59 LAK34,361	-43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD663.56	$49.74 LAK1,077,519	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.64	$3.50 LAK75,908	-1.3%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD703.73	$85.86 LAK1,859,982	+129.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD506.20	$62.88 LAK1,362,184	+133.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,315.04	$57.29 LAK1,241,062	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,332.81	$41.48 LAK898,554	-41.6%
Average			+50.6%

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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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