Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Namibia

Windhoek vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 26.6% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 16.2% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 48.5% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Windhoek

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Windhoek are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Windhoek.

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Windhoek vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$11.42 NAD188.06	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$6.01 NAD98.98	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.84 NAD13.86	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$0.89 NAD14.69	+184.6%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$0.92 NAD15.09	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$4.69 NAD77.27	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$5.92 NAD97.42	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.12 NAD51.34	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$3.06 NAD50.45	-29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$0.99 NAD16.36	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.89 NAD14.59	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.84 NAD13.75	-25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.92 NAD15.07	+15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.90 NAD14.87	+66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.80 NAD13.24	+36.5%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 16.2% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$5.21 NAD85.71	+121.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$48.10 NAD791.85	+28.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$23,990.15 NAD395K	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$8.00 NAD131.65	-55.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Riyadh	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$50.44 NAD830.34	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	-57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	+31.9%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	-60.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	-47.2%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$1.95 NAD32.17	-8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$2.30 NAD37.94	-46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$3.31 NAD54.44	-57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$37.08 NAD610.38	-58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$5.41 NAD89.08	-59.4%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$54.86 NAD903.20	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$34.63 NAD570.13	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	-8.9%
Average			-16.9%

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