Abuja vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abuja	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1514	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3085	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1149	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98.5	$700
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	29
😀 Quality of life	22	57
🏙️ Population	1.69M	431K

The cost of living in Abuja is 54% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3914th and 5698th ($1514 vs $985) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9057th and 6153rd 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	$3.06	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3290	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.52%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.99	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.82	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.79	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1948	$5380

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$852
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$393
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$810
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$652
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$563
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$781
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$664
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$878
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$644
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$526
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$1051
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$563
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$705
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$638
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$778
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$961
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1774
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$664
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$752
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$618
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$926
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$674
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$698
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$397
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$1131
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$466
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$793
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1102
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$849
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$1131
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$646
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$555
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$665
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$755
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$1413
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1363

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