New York City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$781
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	431K

The cost of living in New York City is 382% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5th and 6296th ($4051 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 13th and 6223rd 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	$24.7	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$5452

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822