Windhoek vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Windhoek	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$515	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$700	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	11
😀 Quality of life	57	22
🏙️ Population	431K	340K

The cost of living in Windhoek is 7% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 5698th and 5168th ($985 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Namibia and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Namibia vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Windhoek compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 6153rd and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Windhoek vs Yamoussoukro

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	Windhoek	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$718	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.23	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$225	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5380	$3247

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Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703