Nairobi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$286
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
29
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
5.55M
431K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 18% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5698th ($811 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Namibia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6071st and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$5380

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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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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