Medina vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$659
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
30
😀 Quality of life
69
53
🏙️ Population
1.41M
486K

The cost of living in Medina is 12% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4843rd and 5257th ($1164 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4103rd and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$5490

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$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
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$945
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$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