Houston vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	2.3M	431K

The cost of living in Houston is 163% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1229th and 6224th ($2265 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Namibia, respectively. Check the United States vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 97th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$4344

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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