Rotterdam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	664K	431K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 174% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1038th and 6224th ($2359 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1 months in Windhoek. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 68th and 6198th 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	$20.8	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$4344

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785