Dusseldorf vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$985	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	631K	431K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 106% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2469th and 6224th ($1772 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 27th and 6198th 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	$14.4	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$4344

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785