Sydney vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	28
😀 Quality of life	98	38
🏙️ Population	4.84M	431K

The cost of living in Sydney is 240% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 318th and 6362nd ($2741 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Namibia, respectively. Check Australia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3rd and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Windhoek

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	Sydney	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$3671

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741