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Nairobi vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 4.4% cheaper than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 39.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 32.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD187.31	$5.80 KES751.45	-47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD88.68	$6.97 KES901.74	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.65	$0.70 KES90.86	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD18.18	$0.55 KES71.09	-48.4%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.79	$0.55 KES70.74	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD58.04	$5.57 KES720.62	+63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD92.12	$3.36 KES434.42	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD52.76	$1.64 KES212.89	-46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD40.41	$2.92 KES377.80	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD15.03	$1.41 KES182.10	+59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.87	$0.47 KES61.45	-48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.42	$0.89 KES115.16	+13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.37	$0.46 KES59.05	-45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD17.18	$0.49 KES63.55	-51.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.79	$0.51 KES65.57	-37.3%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD80.92	$5.40 KES698.91	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD788.68	$30.96 KES4,007.74	-33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD394,340.20	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD131.12	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+121.8%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 39.5% less for housing

	Windhoek	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD931.53	$39.86 KES5,160.40	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,179.36	$476.96 KES61,741.91	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,780.46	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,791.56	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-72.0%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 32.8% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	$224.14 KES29,014.37	+3.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+61.7%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD34.50	$2.32 KES300.58	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD34.14	$2.37 KES306.78	+18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD49.29	$3.10 KES400.77	+7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD673.50	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD88.73	$7.35 KES951.84	+41.5%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD915.43	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-63.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD477.81	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,454.13	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-26.9%
Average			-32.1%

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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: December 2025

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