Cape Town vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$681	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	29
😀 Quality of life	55	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	431K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 25% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4637th and 5698th ($1231 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Namibia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6312th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cape Town	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$5380

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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