Abu Dhabi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$781
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	28
😀 Quality of life	83	50
🏙️ Population	1.48M	431K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 115% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2486th and 6296th ($1802 vs $840) 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 405th and 6223rd 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	$10.9	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$5452

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822