Rabat vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rabat	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$790	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$343	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.4	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	29
😀 Quality of life	63	57
🏙️ Population	573K	431K

The cost of living in Rabat is 20% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6705th and 5698th ($790 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Morocco and Namibia, respectively. Check Morocco vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rabat compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5559th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Windhoek

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	Rabat	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.59	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.53	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$779	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1784	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1032	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.01	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7282	$5380

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$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