Los Angeles vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$588
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	3.9M	431K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 230% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 72nd and 5494th ($3378 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 55th and 6345th 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	$21.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$5907

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892