Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 22.7% more expensive than Rabat.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.6% more in Windhoek
- Groceries
-
pay 74.5% more in Windhoek
- Transportation
-
pay 7.2% less in Windhoek
- Housing
-
pay 54.1% more in Windhoek
- Childcare
-
pay 15.2% more in Windhoek
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.6% less in Windhoek
- Clothing
-
pay 26.4% less in Windhoek
The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Windhoek are more expensive than in Rabat. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Windhoek.
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
MAD46.28
|
$10.23
NAD183.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD55.54
|
$5.11
NAD91.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD5.77
|
$0.95
NAD16.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.34
|
$0.83
NAD14.82
|
|
pay 74.5% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD3.99
|
$0.84
NAD15.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD50.79
|
$2.98
NAD53.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD27.68
|
$5.50
NAD98.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD16.48
|
$2.97
NAD53.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD25.70
|
$2.33
NAD41.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.30
|
$0.79
NAD14.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD5.65
|
$0.86
NAD15.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.36
|
$0.71
NAD12.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.52
|
$0.76
NAD13.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD2.84
|
$0.91
NAD16.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD2.93
|
$0.93
NAD16.70
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD51.35
|
$4.69
NAD83.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD231.41
|
$34.08
NAD610.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD314,721.73
|
$17,041.85
NAD305,138.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD63.87
|
$7.10
NAD127.14
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD346.57
|
$59.63
NAD1,067.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,649.82
|
$421.63
NAD7,549.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,077.26
|
$301.93
NAD5,406.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD268.68
|
$63.84
NAD1,143.10
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,166.04
|
$169.47
NAD3,034.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD50,303.59
|
$5,302.57
NAD94,943.85
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD37.03
|
$1.70
NAD30.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD16.07
|
$1.91
NAD34.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD36.56
|
$2.81
NAD50.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD239.86
|
$35.35
NAD632.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD60.17
|
$3.55
NAD63.57
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD450.88
|
$37.49
NAD671.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD389.86
|
$26.97
NAD482.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD867.80
|
$70.06
NAD1,254.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD814.57
|
$71.01
NAD1,271.41
|
|
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