Addis Ababa vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$604	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	28
😀 Quality of life	40	50
🏙️ Population	5.23M	431K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 31% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4928th and 6296th ($1103 vs $840) 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6957th and 6223rd 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	$6.55	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$5452

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822