Abu Dhabi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Windhoek | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 102% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1859th and 5494th ($2070 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 447th and 6345th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 142 km or 88 mi | Sharjah | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
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| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Rehoboth | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Omaruru | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Gobabis | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Otjiwarongo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Mariental | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Swakopmund | |
| 268 km or 166 mi | Walvis Bay | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Tsumeb | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Oshikango | |
| 776 km or 482 mi |  Upington | |
| 882 km or 548 mi |  Molepolole | |
| 883 km or 548 mi | Kanye | |
| 921 km or 572 mi | Lobatse | |
| 928 km or 577 mi | Gaborone | |
| 940 km or 584 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 990 km or 615 mi | Serowe | |
| 999 km or 621 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 1030 km or 640 mi | Kimberley | |
| 1032 km or 641 mi | Palapye | |
| 1056 km or 656 mi |  Livingstone | |
| 1079 km or 670 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 1086 km or 675 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 1087 km or 675 mi | Francistown | |
| 1099 km or 683 mi |  Huambo | |
| 1112 km or 691 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 1136 km or 706 mi | Brits | |
| 1140 km or 708 mi | Welkom | |
| 1166 km or 724 mi | Soweto | |
| 1167 km or 725 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 1167 km or 725 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 1173 km or 729 mi | Randburg | |
| 1178 km or 732 mi | Sandton | |
| 1179 km or 733 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 1180 km or 733 mi | Benguela | |
| 1180 km or 733 mi | Pretoria | |
| 1180 km or 734 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 1184 km or 735 mi | Centurion | |
| 1187 km or 738 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 1196 km or 743 mi | Lobito | |
| 1207 km or 750 mi | Benoni |