Riyadh vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riyadh	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1586	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3407	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$921	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1393	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2861	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	28
😀 Quality of life	77	50
🏙️ Population	7.01M	431K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 89% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6296th ($1586 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Riyadh compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 796th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Windhoek

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	Riyadh	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1969	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.34%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2212	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.1	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10359	$5452

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489

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