Osaka vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$552	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	2.75M	431K

The cost of living in Osaka is 44% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4366th and 6224th ($1242 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Japan and Namibia, respectively. Check Japan vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 18th and 6198th 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	$6.74	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$4344

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008

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