Los Angeles vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$289
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	93	53
🏙️ Population	3.9M	486K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 229% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 62nd and 5257th ($3420 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in the United States and Namibia, respectively. Check the United States vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 50th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Windhoek

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	Los Angeles	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$5490

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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