London vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	99	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	431K

The cost of living in London is 282% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 58th and 6224th ($3296 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Namibia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1 months in Windhoek. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$4344

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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