Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 35.3% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
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