Jerusalem vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	28
😀 Quality of life	85	38
🏙️ Population	936K	431K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 141% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1907th and 6362nd ($1948 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Namibia, respectively. Check Israel vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 276th and 7474th 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	$16.1	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$3671

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741