Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 22.7% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.16
|
$10.23
NAD183.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.19
|
$5.11
NAD91.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.25
|
$0.95
NAD16.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.62
|
$0.83
NAD14.82
|
|
pay 74.5% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.33
|
$0.84
NAD15.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.04
|
$2.98
NAD53.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.00
|
$5.50
NAD98.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.86
|
$2.97
NAD53.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD27.85
|
$2.33
NAD41.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.83
|
$0.79
NAD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.12
|
$0.86
NAD15.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.64
|
$0.71
NAD12.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.82
|
$0.76
NAD13.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.07
|
$0.91
NAD16.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.18
|
$0.93
NAD16.70
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.65
|
$4.69
NAD83.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD250.80
|
$34.08
NAD610.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD341,092.43
|
$17,041.85
NAD305,210.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.22
|
$7.10
NAD127.17
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD375.61
|
$59.63
NAD1,067.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,955.64
|
$421.63
NAD7,551.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,251.32
|
$301.93
NAD5,407.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD291.19
|
$63.84
NAD1,143.37
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,263.74
|
$169.47
NAD3,035.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,518.56
|
$5,302.57
NAD94,966.38
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.13
|
$1.70
NAD30.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.42
|
$1.91
NAD34.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.63
|
$2.81
NAD50.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD259.96
|
$35.35
NAD633.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.21
|
$3.55
NAD63.59
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD488.66
|
$37.49
NAD671.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD422.53
|
$26.97
NAD483.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD940.51
|
$70.06
NAD1,254.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD882.83
|
$71.01
NAD1,271.71
|
|
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