Cost of living comparison

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Windhoek vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 47.2% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants
pay 73.4% more in Windhoek
Groceries
pay 12.9% less in Windhoek
Transportation
pay 22.0% more in Windhoek
Housing
pay 57.9% more in Windhoek
Childcare
pay 83.2% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.1% more in Windhoek
Clothing
pay 2.0 times more in Windhoek

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

Windhoek vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

pay 73.4% more for restaurants

 
Accra
Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.82
GHS70.67
$10.23
NAD191.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.37
GHS108.24
$5.11
NAD95.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
GHS10.88
$0.95
NAD17.74

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

 
Accra
Windhoek
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
GHS22.33
$0.84
NAD15.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.46
GHS50.76
$2.98
NAD55.79
Milk (1 gallon) $11.31
GHS165.93
$5.50
NAD103.07

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

 
Accra
Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.34
GHS63.70
$4.69
NAD87.81
Monthly public transit pass $32.96
GHS483.79
$34.08
NAD638.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,000.00
GHS117,411.41
$17,041.85
NAD319,313.55

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pay 57.9% more for housing

 
Accra
Windhoek
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.40
GHS651.59
$59.63
NAD1,117.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $627.15
GHS9,204.28
$421.63
NAD7,900.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $112.15
GHS1,646.00
$301.93
NAD5,657.27

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pay 83.2% more for childcare

 
Accra
Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $57.02
GHS836.78
$169.47
NAD3,175.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,655.73
GHS112,358.80
$5,302.57
NAD99,354.41

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Accra
Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
GHS17.69
$1.70
NAD31.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.75
GHS40.39
$1.91
NAD35.72
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.57
GHS23.02
$2.81
NAD52.68

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Accra
Windhoek
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.87
GHS218.31
$37.49
NAD702.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.10
GHS295.02
$26.97
NAD505.31
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.71
GHS480.03
$70.06
NAD1,312.73

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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