Freetown vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$980	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	23	29
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	951K	431K

The cost of living in Freetown is 56% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4063rd and 6224th ($1346 vs $862) 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 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7302nd and 6198th 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	$2.9	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$4344

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

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