Moscow vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Moscow Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$542
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$612
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
28
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
12.5M
431K

The cost of living in Moscow is 26% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5167th and 6362nd ($1021 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Namibia, respectively. Check Russia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1608th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Moscow vs Windhoek infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Moscow vs Windhoek

Prices for goods and services in Moscow and Windhoek are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Moscow Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$3671

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Windhoek

Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741