Toronto vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Toronto	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2453	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5408	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2344	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$240	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	29
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	2.79M	431K

The cost of living in Toronto is 185% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 861st and 6224th ($2453 vs $862) 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 1.3 months in Toronto compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Toronto ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 59th and 6198th 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	$17.3	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1577	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9200	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7455	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1130	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17118	$4344

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Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095

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