London vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	97	53
🏙️ Population	8.8M	486K

The cost of living in London is 252% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 28th and 5257th ($3662 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$5490

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851