Oslo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	29
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	709K	431K

The cost of living in Oslo is 166% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1171st and 6224th ($2292 vs $862) 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 1 months in Windhoek. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 37th and 6198th 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	$19.9	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

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