Dusseldorf vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	631K	431K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 101% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2065th and 5698th ($1979 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Germany and Namibia, respectively. Check Germany vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 25th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Windhoek

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	Dusseldorf	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$5380

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$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