Athens vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$616	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	29
😀 Quality of life	78	51
🏙️ Population	643K	431K

The cost of living in Athens is 48% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4281st and 6224th ($1272 vs $862) 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 1 months in Windhoek. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 656th and 6198th 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	$15.1	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$4344

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785