Dhaka vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$121	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$781
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	28
😀 Quality of life	54	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	431K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 49% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8916th and 6296th ($428 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Namibia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5968th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$5452

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Windhoek

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