Vienna vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Vienna	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5380	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1126	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1917	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$678	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3705	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	30
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	2.03M	431K

The cost of living in Vienna is 116% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1464th and 5494th ($2213 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Austria and Namibia, respectively. Check Austria vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Vienna compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Vienna ranked 1st best city to live in Austria vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 43rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vienna vs Windhoek

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	Vienna	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.96	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1142	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2056	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1425	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$329	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12058	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6236	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.74	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.8	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28817	$5907

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Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989

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