Abidjan vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$548	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	29
😀 Quality of life	43	57
🏙️ Population	5.62M	431K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 24% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4654th and 5698th ($1224 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Namibia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7383rd and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Windhoek

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	Abidjan	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$5380

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

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