Rotterdam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	664K	431K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 166% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 689th and 5698th ($2615 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Netherlands and Namibia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 67th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Windhoek

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	Rotterdam	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$5380

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

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