Windhoek vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Windhoek	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$862	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2459	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$430	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1176	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.6	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$894	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	27
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	431K	687K

The cost of living in Windhoek is 22% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6224th and 4828th ($862 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Namibia and Spain, respectively. Check Namibia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Windhoek compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6198th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Windhoek vs Zaragoza

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	Windhoek	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.03	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.2	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.98	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4344	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387