Bangkok vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$434	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	74	53
🏙️ Population	5.68M	486K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 4% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5606th and 5257th ($996 vs $1040) 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2044th and 6487th 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	$3.36	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$5490

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851