Oslo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oslo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2847	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6052	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1639	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2560	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$819	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4285	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	30
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	718K	431K

The cost of living in Oslo is 178% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 342nd and 5494th ($2847 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Namibia, respectively. Check Norway vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 37th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Windhoek

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	Oslo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.1	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1653	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2696	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2094	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.5	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11326	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7606	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.57	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$34.3	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.5	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.7	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.3	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$275	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15673	$5907

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892