Paris vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	29
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.15M	431K

The cost of living in Paris is 156% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 843rd and 5698th ($2517 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Namibia, respectively. Check France vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 18th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Windhoek

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	Paris	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$5380

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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