Riyadh vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$931	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	29
😀 Quality of life	80	57
🏙️ Population	7.01M	431K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 65% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3418th and 5698th ($1627 vs $985) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 759th and 6153rd 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	$7.98	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$5380

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463

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