Oslo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oslo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2721	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5890	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1569	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2558	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$793	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3963	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	29
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	709K	431K

The cost of living in Oslo is 176% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 530th and 5698th ($2721 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 55th and 6153rd 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	$24.6	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1592	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1273	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10233	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7897	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.62	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.1	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16133	$5380

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826