Asmara vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$227	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	29
😀 Quality of life	14	57
🏙️ Population	963K	431K

The cost of living in Asmara is 46% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8435th and 5698th ($533 vs $985) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9205th and 6153rd 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	$3.14	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$5380

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826