Owerri vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Owerri	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1611	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2274	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1321	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1431	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.2	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$84.4	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	29
😀 Quality of life	11	51
🏙️ Population	908K	431K

The cost of living in Owerri is 87% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3008th and 6224th ($1611 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nigeria and Namibia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Owerri compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Owerri ranked 19th best city to live in Nigeria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9183rd and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Owerri vs Windhoek

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	Owerri	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1502	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2146	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1199	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.6	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.19%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$552	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1007	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.82	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.14	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.94	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.94	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$13	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1390	$4344

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Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526

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