Addis Ababa vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$739	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	29
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	5.7M	431K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 31% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4519th and 5698th ($1289 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7005th and 6153rd 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	$4.52	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$5380

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

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