Abuja vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abuja	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1262	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3168	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$953	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2270	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.7	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$781
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	28
😀 Quality of life	19	50
🏙️ Population	1.57M	431K

The cost of living in Abuja is 50% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4418th and 6296th ($1262 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Namibia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8886th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Windhoek

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	Abuja	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.7	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3692	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1850	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.8	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.7	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.01	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.88	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.73	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.33	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1984	$5452

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$787
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$377
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$757
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$469
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$735
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$658
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$846
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$635
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$526
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$1036
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$583
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$704
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$605
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$774
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$537
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$906
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1686
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$699
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$759
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$596
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$886
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$638
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$714
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$374
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1042
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$453
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$794
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1133
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$933
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1037
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$644
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$545
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$655
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$710
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$812
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1368

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822