Madrid vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	30
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	3.51M	431K

The cost of living in Madrid is 104% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1805th and 5494th ($2089 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Namibia, respectively. Check Spain vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 190th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Windhoek

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	Madrid	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$5907

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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