Houston vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$2441
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1086
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$781
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
2.3M
431K

The cost of living in Houston is 168% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1258th and 6296th ($2248 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 82nd and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$5452

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$779
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$833
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$818
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$832
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$807
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$790
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$766
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$761
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$741
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$654
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$690
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$692
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$718
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$809
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$600
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$663
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$859
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$554
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$670
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$943
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$585
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$652
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$848
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$774
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$971
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$696
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$788
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$874
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$997
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$736
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$909
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$838
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$717
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$705
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$822