Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 0.8% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD187.50
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.70
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.36
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.45
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.60
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.87
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.50
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.83
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.97
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.94
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD312,493.04
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,093.47
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,731.31
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,536.43
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,170.65
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.25
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.95
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.56
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD648.25
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD65.10
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 36.9% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,302.05
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
|
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