Seoul vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$608	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	9.67M	431K

The cost of living in Seoul is 55% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4104th and 6224th ($1334 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Korea and Namibia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seoul compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 30th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Windhoek

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	Seoul	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$4344

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Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019

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