Los Angeles vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	28
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	3.9M	431K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 279% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 72nd and 6296th ($3187 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 47th and 6223rd 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	$21.6	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$5452

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822