Adelaide vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	30
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	1.39M	431K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 129% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1210th and 5494th ($2338 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Namibia, respectively. Check Australia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 73rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Windhoek

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	Adelaide	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$5907

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892