Onitsha vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Onitsha	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2173	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$648	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.3	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	28
😀 Quality of life	12	50
🏙️ Population	1.48M	431K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 23% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5406th and 6296th ($1036 vs $840) 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9136th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Windhoek

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	Onitsha	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1975	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$727	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.15%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$908	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.56	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.04	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.35	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.56	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$105	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.85	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.55	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.4	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$210	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1688	$5452

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Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1686
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$469
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$906
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$537
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$638
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$886
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$658
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$635
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$374
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$774
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$704
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1262
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$933
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$812
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$655
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$710
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$714
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1133
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$787
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1368
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$794
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$757
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$755
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$377
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$644
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$617
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$621
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$735
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1201
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$764
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$711
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$655

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