Freetown vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Freetown	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1347	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1705	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$974	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	29
😀 Quality of life	29	57
🏙️ Population	951K	431K

The cost of living in Freetown is 37% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4374th and 5698th ($1347 vs $985) 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 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8809th and 6153rd 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	$2.91	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$797	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$942	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.8	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3183	$5380

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506

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