Osaka vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$430	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$612
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	28
😀 Quality of life	96	38
🏙️ Population	2.75M	431K

The cost of living in Osaka is 38% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4674th and 6362nd ($1116 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Japan and Namibia, respectively. Check Japan vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 15th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Windhoek

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	Osaka	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$3671

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741