Nicosia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$807	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	30
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	56.8K	486K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 43% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4020th and 5257th ($1492 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Cyprus and Namibia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 509th and 6487th 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	$15.2	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$5490

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047

Cities near Windhoek

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