Onitsha vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Onitsha	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2129	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$590	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1043	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.2	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$103	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	29
😀 Quality of life	12	51
🏙️ Population	1.48M	431K

The cost of living in Onitsha is 13% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5680th and 6224th ($972 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1 months in Windhoek. Onitsha ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9148th and 6198th 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	$3.36	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1843	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.21%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$642	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.97	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$99.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.22	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.62	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1617	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785