Barcelona vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	29
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.7M	431K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 112% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1764th and 5698th ($2087 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Namibia, respectively. Check Spain vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 229th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Barcelona	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$5380

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826