Cologne vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
29
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
1.09M
431K

The cost of living in Cologne is 100% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2104th and 5698th ($1968 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 23rd and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$5380

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$904
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$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