Al Ain vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$900	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	82	53
🏙️ Population	767K	486K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 40% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4139th and 5257th ($1455 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 562nd and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Windhoek

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	Al Ain	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$5490

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$797
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1082
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1193
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2100
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$2015
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$530
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$494
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$526
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1062
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1340
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$497
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1218
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$521
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$559
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$514
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$965
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1059
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$778
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$917
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$700
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$485
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$454
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$457
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$471
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$717
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$816
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851