New York City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	8.8M	431K

The cost of living in New York City is 327% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4th and 5698th ($4203 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 11th and 6153rd 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	$23.2	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$5380

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826