Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 0.6% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Khartoum
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Khartoum
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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