Onitsha vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Onitsha Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$647
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.8
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
29
😀 Quality of life
18
57
🏙️ Population
1.48M
431K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 7% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5196th and 5698th ($1051 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Nigeria and Namibia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Onitsha compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9140th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Onitsha vs Windhoek infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Onitsha vs Windhoek

Prices for goods and services in Onitsha and Windhoek are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Onitsha Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$713
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1061
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.15
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.54
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1418
$5380

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699

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