Abu Dhabi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$612
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
28
😀 Quality of life
82
38
🏙️ Population
1.48M
431K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 140% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1938th and 6362nd ($1936 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Namibia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 369th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Windhoek

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Abu Dhabi Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$7.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$3671

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741