Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 13.6% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
|
pay 32.1% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
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