Amsterdam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	921K	431K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 213% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 126th and 5494th ($3203 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Namibia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 13th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Windhoek

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	Amsterdam	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$5907

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

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