Oslo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oslo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2343	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5065	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$1300	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	28
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	709K	431K

The cost of living in Oslo is 179% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1029th and 6296th ($2343 vs $840) 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 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 34th and 6223rd 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	$19.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.7	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1718	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.4	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8961	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6717	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.85	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.9	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.1	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.5	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7583	$5452

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161

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