Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 30.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
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