Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 30.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.4% more in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 0.8% less in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 7.5% more in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 56.8% less in Windhoek
- Childcare
-
pay 66.7% less in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.1% less in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 40.7% less in Windhoek
The cost of restaurants and transportation in Windhoek are more expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Windhoek.
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
NAD179.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.11
NAD89.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.95
NAD16.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.83
NAD14.55
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.84
NAD14.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$2.98
NAD52.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$5.50
NAD96.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$2.97
NAD52.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.25
|
$2.33
NAD40.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.79
NAD13.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.86
NAD15.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.71
NAD12.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.76
NAD13.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.91
NAD16.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.93
NAD16.40
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.69
NAD82.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$34.08
NAD599.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,383.13
|
$17,041.85
NAD299,675.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$7.10
NAD124.86
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$59.63
NAD1,048.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.03
|
$421.63
NAD7,414.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.57
|
$301.93
NAD5,309.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$63.84
NAD1,122.63
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.71
|
$169.47
NAD2,980.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.99
|
$5,302.57
NAD93,243.95
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.70
NAD29.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$1.91
NAD33.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.81
NAD49.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$35.35
NAD621.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.55
NAD62.43
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$37.49
NAD659.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$26.97
NAD474.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$70.06
NAD1,232.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$71.01
NAD1,248.65
|
|
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