Jerusalem vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	936K	431K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 148% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 950th and 5698th ($2447 vs $985) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 351st and 6153rd 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	$24.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$5380

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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