Nairobi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$262	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	29
😀 Quality of life	59	51
🏙️ Population	5.55M	431K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 12% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6224th ($760 vs $862) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5369th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Windhoek

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	Nairobi	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$4344

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785