Abidjan vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$532	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	30
😀 Quality of life	48	55
🏙️ Population	5.62M	431K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 17% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4778th and 5494th ($1198 vs $1023) 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6922nd and 6345th 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	$3.51	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$5907

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892