Windhoek vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Windhoek	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$862	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2459	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$430	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1176	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.6	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$894	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	29	25
😀 Quality of life	51	24
🏙️ Population	431K	2.44M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 15% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6224th and 6685th ($862 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Namibia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Namibia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Windhoek compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6198th and 8653rd 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	$9.03	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.2	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.98	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4344	$1631

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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

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779