Perth vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	2.14M	431K

The cost of living in Perth is 139% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 978th and 5494th ($2448 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Namibia, respectively. Check Australia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 10th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Windhoek

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	Perth	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$5907

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892