Addis Ababa vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$674	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1109	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.2	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	30
😀 Quality of life	45	53
🏙️ Population	5.7M	486K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 10% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4878th and 5257th ($1148 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7160th and 6487th 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	$3.98	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1134	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.7	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.33%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1943	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1220	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.32	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.94	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.38	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30429	$5490

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$910
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$931
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$746
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1050
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$923
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1045
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$563
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$521
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$590
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$682
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$564
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$481
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$513
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$484
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$483
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$947
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$476
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$497
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$494
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$788
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$488
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$505
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$745
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$478
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$476
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$532
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$803
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$809
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$591
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$543
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$834

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851