Lima vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$453	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	29
😀 Quality of life	71	57
🏙️ Population	9.94M	431K

The cost of living in Lima is 6% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5274th and 5698th ($1040 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Namibia, respectively. Check Peru vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3631st and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Windhoek

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	Lima	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.56	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$5380

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745

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