Windhoek vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Windhoek	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1023	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2386	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$510	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.4	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	24
😀 Quality of life	55	81
🏙️ Population	431K	693K

The cost of living in Windhoek is 30% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5494th and 4152nd ($1023 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Namibia and Spain, respectively. Check Namibia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Windhoek compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 6345th and 683rd 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	$11.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.83	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5907	$8348

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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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671