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Windhoek vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 23.9% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 64.6% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 45.8% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 11.7% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Windhoek

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Windhoek are more expensive than in Lusaka.

Windhoek vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.6% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW200.50	$10.23 NAD191.59	+41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW106.25	$5.11 NAD95.74	+33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW19.84	$0.95 NAD17.74	+32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.20	$0.83 NAD15.51	+150.1%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Lusaka	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW20.56	$0.84 NAD15.79	+13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW101.09	$2.98 NAD55.79	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW134.91	$5.50 NAD103.07	+13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW53.51	$2.97 NAD55.69	+54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW49.95	$2.33 NAD43.66	+29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW33.39	$0.79 NAD14.88	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW16.79	$0.86 NAD16.17	+43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW35.18	$0.71 NAD13.36	-43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW15.66	$0.76 NAD14.28	+35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW26.58	$0.91 NAD17.14	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW18.73	$0.93 NAD17.48	+38.4%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW132.50	$4.69 NAD87.81	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,029.76	$34.08 NAD638.63	-8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW222,562.30	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	+112.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW337.26	$7.10 NAD133.05	-41.5%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 45.8% more for housing

	Lusaka	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,501.13	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW5,961.93	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	+96.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,196.37	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	+162.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,321.73	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	-23.5%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 11.7% less for childcare

	Lusaka	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,915.55	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	-4.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW182,687.68	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	-19.3%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW26.88	$1.70 NAD31.93	+76.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW57.65	$1.91 NAD35.72	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW69.21	$2.81 NAD52.68	+13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,145.88	$35.35 NAD662.40	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW97.30	$3.55 NAD66.52	+1.5%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	Lusaka	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW512.57	$37.49 NAD702.49	+103.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW522.28	$26.97 NAD505.31	+43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,507.31	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,301.14	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	-14.2%
Average			+27.6%

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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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