Chennai vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$142	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	79	30
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	6.6M	486K

The cost of living in Chennai is 61% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8947th and 5257th ($409 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Namibia, respectively. Check India vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5131st and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Windhoek

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	Chennai	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$5490

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851