Windhoek vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Windhoek Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$515
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$867
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$289
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
22
😀 Quality of life
53
44
🏙️ Population
486K
2.44M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 56% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5257th and 7518th ($1040 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Namibia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Namibia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Windhoek compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6487th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Windhoek vs Yaounde

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Windhoek Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.2
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.37%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.13
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5490
$1797

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$590
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$615
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$549
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$813
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$860
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$994
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$632
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$554
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$950
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$811
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$1031
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$742
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$872
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$912
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$1104
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$867
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$631
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$1015
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$373
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$551
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$478
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$591
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$773
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$559
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$1364
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$564
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$693
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$795
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$698
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$601
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$1011
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$786
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$1013
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$627
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$1375
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$760
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$567
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$672
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$531
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