Dusseldorf vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	28
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	629K	431K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 122% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2278th and 6296th ($1861 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Germany and Namibia, respectively. Check Germany vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 26th and 6223rd 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	$15.3	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$5452

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

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