Lome vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lome	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1774	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$306	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$534	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	17	29
😀 Quality of life	40	51
🏙️ Population	2.19M	431K

The cost of living in Lome is 12% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6657th and 6224th ($755 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Namibia, respectively. Check Togo vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lome compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6989th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Windhoek

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	Lome	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.24	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$527	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.2	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1155	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$420	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.45	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4691	$4344

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Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$354
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$632
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$575
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$553
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$560
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$647
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$588
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1113
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$613
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$649
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$651
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$433
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$551
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$677
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$658
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$779
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$695
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$535
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$634
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$558
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$651
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$881
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$889
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1022
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$882
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$972
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$882
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$805
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1611
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$679

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