Nicosia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$789	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	30
😀 Quality of life	83	55
🏙️ Population	56.8K	431K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 45% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4107th and 5494th ($1485 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Namibia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 563rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Windhoek

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	Nicosia	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$5907

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892