San Diego vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	28
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	1.39M	431K

The cost of living in San Diego is 298% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 45th and 6296th ($3346 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United States and Namibia, respectively. Check the United States vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 75th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Windhoek

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	San Diego	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$5452

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

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