Rome vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$588
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	2.75M	431K

The cost of living in Rome is 104% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1819th and 5494th ($2082 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Namibia, respectively. Check Italy vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 179th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Windhoek

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	Rome	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$5907

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358

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