Kuwait City vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$741	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	29
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	2.99M	431K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 48% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4115th and 5698th ($1454 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Namibia, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 884th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Windhoek

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	Kuwait City	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$5380

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$889
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$483
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$453
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$530
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$930
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$477
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$459
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$583
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$873
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$566
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$560
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$503
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$463
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1008
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$908
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1237
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1230
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1201
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$553
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$555
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$540
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$530
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$508
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470

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