Cairo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2219
🏠 One person rent
$163
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$957
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
29
😀 Quality of life
57
57
🏙️ Population
9.61M
431K

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6032nd ($430 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Egypt and Namibia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5902nd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$215
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.96%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.46
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.33
$7.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2060
$5283

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$398
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$397
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$380
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$316
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$345
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$330
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$302
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$364
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$318
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$364
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$280
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$281
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$259
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$312
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$299
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$291
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$358
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$355
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$277
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$676
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1822
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1893
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1902
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$497
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1644
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1775
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1586
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1827
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$775
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1944
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1979
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1851
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$365
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1963
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$581
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1995
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$404
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1010
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1898

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Distance City Cost of living
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$879
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$902
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$899
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$853
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$925
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$819
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$848
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$785
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$786
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$733
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$639
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$673
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$676
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$708
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$816
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$586
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$621
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$853
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$550
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$715
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$752
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$925
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$644
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$581
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$724
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$856
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$757
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$958
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$685
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$794
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$870
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$916
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$786
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$672
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$954
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1055
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$870
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$697
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$649
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$808