Praia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$473	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	30
😀 Quality of life	41	55
🏙️ Population	159K	431K

The cost of living in Praia is 4% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5816th and 5494th ($979 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Namibia, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7752nd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Windhoek

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	Praia	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$5907

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

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