Madrid vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	30
😀 Quality of life	91	53
🏙️ Population	3.51M	486K

The cost of living in Madrid is 103% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1723rd and 5257th ($2109 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Namibia, respectively. Check Spain vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 160th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Madrid	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$5490

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851