Prague vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$588
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	30
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	1.4M	431K

The cost of living in Prague is 87% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2387th and 5494th ($1909 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Czech Republic and Namibia, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 285th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Windhoek

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	Prague	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$5907

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383

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