Houston vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	2.3M	431K

The cost of living in Houston is 121% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1354th and 5494th ($2265 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 16th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Windhoek

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	Houston	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$5907

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892