San Diego vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	29
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	1.39M	431K

The cost of living in San Diego is 298% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 36th and 6224th ($3428 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1 months in Windhoek. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 95th and 6198th 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	$22.1	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$4344

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785