Cologne vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	30
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	1.09M	486K

The cost of living in Cologne is 87% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2200th and 5257th ($1941 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Namibia, respectively. Check Germany vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 21st and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Windhoek

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	Cologne	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$5490

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913

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