Athens vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$710	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$700
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	29
😀 Quality of life	82	57
🏙️ Population	643K	431K

The cost of living in Athens is 46% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4155th and 5698th ($1436 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Namibia, respectively. Check Greece vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 611th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Windhoek

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	Athens	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$5380

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

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