Freetown vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$849	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	28
😀 Quality of life	38	50
🏙️ Population	951K	431K

The cost of living in Freetown is 44% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4564th and 6296th ($1213 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Namibia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7131st and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Windhoek

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	Freetown	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$5452

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

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