Cost of living comparison

 Freetown, Sierra Leone
compared to
 Windhoek, Namibia
Windhoek vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 30.8% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants
pay 44.3% more in Windhoek
Groceries
pay 4.3% less in Windhoek
Transportation
pay 1.7% more in Windhoek
Housing
pay 55.2% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.1% less in Windhoek
Clothing
pay 3.0 times more in Windhoek

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Windhoek are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Windhoek. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.3% more for restaurants

 
Freetown
Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$10.23
NAD182.63
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$5.11
NAD91.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$0.95
NAD16.91

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

 
Freetown
Windhoek
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$0.84
NAD15.05
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.98
NAD53.18
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$5.50
NAD98.25

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

 
Freetown
Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$4.69
NAD83.70
Monthly public transit pass ?? $34.08
NAD608.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$17,041.85
NAD304,376.96

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pay 55.2% less for housing

 
Freetown
Windhoek
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$59.63
NAD1,065.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$421.63
NAD7,530.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$301.93
NAD5,392.64

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Freetown
Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $169.47
NAD3,026.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,302.57
NAD94,706.89

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Freetown
Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$1.70
NAD30.44
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$1.91
NAD34.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$2.81
NAD50.22

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

 
Freetown
Windhoek
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$37.49
NAD669.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$26.97
NAD481.68
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$70.06
NAD1,251.33

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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: June 2025
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