Cologne vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$967
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$612
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
96
38
🏙️ Population
1.07M
431K

The cost of living in Cologne is 117% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2484th and 6362nd ($1752 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Namibia, respectively. Check Germany vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 12th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$3671

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741