Asmara vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$228	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	28
😀 Quality of life	27	50
🏙️ Population	963K	431K

The cost of living in Asmara is 38% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8485th and 6296th ($524 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Namibia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8376th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Windhoek

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	Asmara	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$5452

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

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