Jerusalem vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	86	55
🏙️ Population	936K	431K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 143% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 911th and 5494th ($2483 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Namibia, respectively. Check Israel vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 410th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Windhoek

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	Jerusalem	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$5907

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

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