Sydney vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	98	55
🏙️ Population	5.45M	431K

The cost of living in Sydney is 178% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 348th and 5494th ($2844 vs $1023) 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 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2nd and 6345th 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	$15.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$5907

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

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