Mecca vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$350	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1656	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	28
😀 Quality of life	53	50
🏙️ Population	2.43M	431K

The cost of living in Mecca is 12% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6019th and 6296th ($940 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Namibia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6051st and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Windhoek

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	Mecca	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.82	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.53	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.7	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$363	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4675	$5452

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822