Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 36.9% cheaper than Windhoek.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 51.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 26.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 67.5% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 55.9% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.5% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 24.4% more in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD185.80
|
$4.06
EGP205.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD92.85
|
$4.71
EGP238.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.20
|
$0.33
EGP16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.04
|
$0.12
EGP6.19
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$0.65
EGP32.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.11
|
$1.59
EGP80.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD99.96
|
$3.40
EGP171.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.01
|
$1.45
EGP73.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.34
|
$1.96
EGP99.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.43
|
$0.68
EGP34.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.68
|
$0.23
EGP11.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.95
|
$0.16
EGP8.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.85
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.62
|
$0.22
EGP10.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.95
|
$0.19
EGP9.59
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.16
|
$1.01
EGP51.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD619.34
|
$8.12
EGP410.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD309,671.25
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,834,887.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.03
|
$2.50
EGP126.26
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,083.59
|
$9.69
EGP490.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,661.50
|
$208.74
EGP10,555.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,486.44
|
$129.60
EGP6,553.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,160.08
|
$13.65
EGP690.36
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,079.51
|
$87.26
EGP4,412.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,354.21
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,530.73
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.97
|
$1.42
EGP71.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.64
|
$1.54
EGP77.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.09
|
$1.83
EGP92.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD642.40
|
$18.55
EGP938.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.51
|
$3.04
EGP153.98
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD681.28
|
$37.28
EGP1,885.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD490.05
|
$49.39
EGP2,497.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,273.09
|
$97.57
EGP4,934.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,290.30
|
$53.60
EGP2,710.63
|
|
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