Nicosia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$701	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	28
😀 Quality of life	81	50
🏙️ Population	330K	431K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 61% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4220th and 6296th ($1352 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 469th and 6223rd 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	$12	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$5452

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

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