Al Ain vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$894
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	29
😀 Quality of life	75	51
🏙️ Population	767K	431K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 114% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 2271st and 6224th ($1844 vs $862) 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1000th and 6198th 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	$9.12	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$4344

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785