Addis Ababa vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$407
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
28
😀 Quality of life
40
38
🏙️ Population
3.04M
431K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5819th and 6362nd ($923 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Namibia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7141st and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Windhoek

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Addis Ababa Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3671

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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$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