Bucharest vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$449
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
28
😀 Quality of life
77
38
🏙️ Population
1.72M
431K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 19% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6362nd ($961 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Namibia, respectively. Check Romania vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 703rd and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$7.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$3671

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$846
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$817
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$868
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$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
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$681
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$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
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$738
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$749
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$751
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$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