Bucharest vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$535	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	84	55
🏙️ Population	1.72M	431K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4935th and 5494th ($1138 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Namibia, respectively. Check Romania vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 508th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Windhoek

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	Bucharest	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$5907

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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