Tenerife vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tenerife	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1739	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3931	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1591	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	30
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	955K	486K

The cost of living in Tenerife is 67% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3058th and 5257th ($1739 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Spain and Namibia, respectively. Check Spain vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Tenerife compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Tenerife ranked 75th best city to live in Spain vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4533rd and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tenerife vs Windhoek

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	Tenerife	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$873	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.6	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3998	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3282	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.24	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.38	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7249	$5490

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Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851