Medina vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$673
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
29
😀 Quality of life
70
57
🏙️ Population
1.41M
431K

The cost of living in Medina is 20% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4743rd and 5698th ($1182 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4114th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$5380

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339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
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$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
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$904
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$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