Bangkok vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$405	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	28
😀 Quality of life	75	38
🏙️ Population	5.68M	431K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 12% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5960th and 6362nd ($902 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Namibia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1087th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Windhoek

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	Bangkok	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$3671

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741