Toronto vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Toronto	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2493	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5494	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2320	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$630	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$238	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3648	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	86	30
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	2.79M	431K

The cost of living in Toronto is 144% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 897th and 5494th ($2493 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Canada and Namibia, respectively. Check Canada vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Toronto compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Toronto ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 29th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Toronto vs Windhoek

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	Toronto	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1522	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1292	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9030	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7052	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.77	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.83	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.77	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1056	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20314	$5907

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Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029

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