Rotterdam vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	664K	431K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 158% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 676th and 5494th ($2637 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 24th and 6345th 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	$24	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$5907

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727

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