Bucharest vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$525	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	29
😀 Quality of life	81	57
🏙️ Population	1.72M	431K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4913th and 5698th ($1116 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Namibia, respectively. Check Romania vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 646th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bucharest	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$5380

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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