Johannesburg vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$487	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	28
😀 Quality of life	58	50
🏙️ Population	4.43M	431K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 28% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5069th and 6296th ($1079 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Namibia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5446th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Windhoek

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	Johannesburg	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$5452

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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