Melbourne vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	100	57
🏙️ Population	5.35M	431K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 134% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1249th and 5698th ($2308 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Namibia, respectively. Check Australia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1st and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Melbourne	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$5380

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826