New York City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	431K

The cost of living in New York City is 415% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3rd and 6224th ($4441 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United States and Namibia, respectively. Check the United States vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1 months in Windhoek. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 22nd and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Windhoek

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	New York City	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$4344

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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