Cologne vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2441
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1086
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
97
50
🏙️ Population
1.08M
431K

The cost of living in Cologne is 120% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2308th and 6296th ($1851 vs $840) 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 16th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5452

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$779
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$833
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$818
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$832
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$807
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$790
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$766
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$761
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$741
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$654
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$690
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$692
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$718
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$809
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$600
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$663
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$859
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$554
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$670
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$943
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$585
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$652
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$848
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$774
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$971
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$696
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$788
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$874
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$997
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$736
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$909
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$838
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$717
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$705
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$822