Amsterdam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	921K	431K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 240% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 252nd and 6296th ($2859 vs $840) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 25th and 6223rd 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	$20	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$5452

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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