Oslo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oslo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6013	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1622	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2504	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$818	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4320	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	30
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	718K	486K

The cost of living in Oslo is 173% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 381st and 5257th ($2839 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 27th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Oslo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$113	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.5	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.12	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1731	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2725	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11707	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7107	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.63	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.41	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.4	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.4	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15566	$5490

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851