Athens vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Athens	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3581	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$722	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1260	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.1	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$588
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	81	55
🏙️ Population	643K	431K

The cost of living in Athens is 43% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4184th and 5494th ($1462 vs $1023) 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 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 639th and 6345th 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	$16.7	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.9	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.65%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4084	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13299	$5907

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1663
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1046
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1139
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1069
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1199
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1031
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1165
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2084
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1130
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1104
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1010
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1272
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1124
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1900
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1110
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1079
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1320
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1207
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1040
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1068
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1075
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$822
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1013
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1360

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