Tabuk vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tabuk	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1074	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$545	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$805	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1751	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	16	30
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	886K	431K

The cost of living in Tabuk is 5% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5149th and 5494th ($1074 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Tabuk ranked 10th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6188th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tabuk vs Windhoek

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	Tabuk	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.73	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$970	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.52	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.8	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.8	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$660	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8518	$5907

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Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$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
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$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