Nairobi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$239
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$612
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
28
😀 Quality of life
59
38
🏙️ Population
5.55M
431K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 20% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6362nd ($646 vs $807) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5517th and 7474th 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
$3.87
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$3671

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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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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