Abuja vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$165
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$612
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
28
😀 Quality of life
21
38
🏙️ Population
1.57M
431K

The cost of living in Abuja is 64% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 9247th and 6362nd ($288 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Namibia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8926th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$3671

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$313
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$210
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$269
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$265
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$290
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$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
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$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$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