Riyadh vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$946
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
30
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
7.01M
431K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 60% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3529th and 5494th ($1632 vs $1023) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 879th and 6345th 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
$8.06
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$5907

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$793
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$931
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$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
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$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
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$934
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$971
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$968
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$986
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$883
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$905
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$873
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$855
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$811
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$662
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$694
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$697
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$731
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$901
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$583
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$628
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$927
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$551
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$718
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$633
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$595
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$826
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1057
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$763
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$875
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$958
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1089
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
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$692
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1049
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$1171
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$967
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$765
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$665
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$892