Nairobi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$305
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
30
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
5.55M
486K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 22% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6736th and 5257th ($807 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6034th and 6487th 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
$5.36
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$5490

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$448
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$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$945
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$982
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$998
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$991
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$893
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$890
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$891
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$691
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$904
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$549
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$813
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$994
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$632
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$554
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$811
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1031
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$742
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$872
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$631
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1015
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$997
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$742
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$610
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$851