Cost of living comparison

Abuja, Nigeria

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 39.8% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 18.9% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 98.1% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Windhoek

The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Windhoek are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,236.86	$10.23 NAD183.08	+210.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,870.07	$5.11 NAD91.49	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN790.23	$0.95 NAD16.95	+90.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN439.55	$0.83 NAD14.82	+199.3%
Average			+123.0%

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pay 18.9% more for groceries

	Abuja	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,121.54	$0.84 NAD15.09	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN1,987.25	$2.98 NAD53.31	+138.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN17,338.33	$5.50 NAD98.49	-49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,482.08	$2.97 NAD53.22	+90.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN2,993.67	$2.33 NAD41.72	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,390.32	$0.79 NAD14.22	-47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,192.48	$0.86 NAD15.45	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,295.93	$0.71 NAD12.76	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,177.85	$0.76 NAD13.64	+2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,054.71	$0.91 NAD16.38	+37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN1,011.79	$0.93 NAD16.70	+46.5%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Abuja	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,638.46	$4.69 NAD83.91	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.08 NAD610.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$17,041.85 NAD305,138.53
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,762.06	$7.10 NAD127.14	-23.5%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Abuja	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN66,073.16	$59.63 NAD1,067.73	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,914,028.42	$421.63 NAD7,549.35	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,841,072.23	$301.93 NAD5,406.13	-73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN37,263.64	$63.84 NAD1,143.10	+172.4%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 98.1% more for childcare

	Abuja	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN212,881.63	$169.47 NAD3,034.43	+26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,125,352.12	$5,302.57 NAD94,943.85	+169.7%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,900.81	$1.70 NAD30.51	+42.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,613.80	$1.91 NAD34.13	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,179.60	$2.81 NAD50.34	+40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN71,280.35	$35.35 NAD632.99	-21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN13,279.56	$3.55 NAD63.57	-57.5%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Abuja	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN47,357.51	$37.49 NAD671.30	+25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN45,728.86	$26.97 NAD482.88	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN109,549.54	$70.06 NAD1,254.46	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN136,133.91	$71.01 NAD1,271.41	-17.1%
Average			+1.1%

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