Stockholm vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Stockholm	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1991	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4487	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	985K	431K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 137% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1883rd and 6296th ($1991 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Sweden and Namibia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Stockholm compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 17th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Windhoek

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	Stockholm	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1349	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10247	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5552	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.6	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7335	$5452

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822