Bangkok vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$424	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	29
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	431K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 3% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5912th and 5698th ($958 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1890th and 6153rd 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	$3.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$5380

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826