Cairo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$189
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$700
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
29
😀 Quality of life
60
57
🏙️ Population
9.61M
431K

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5698th ($473 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5895th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$5380

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$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
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$904
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$924
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$927
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$948
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$857
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$819
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$807
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$746
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$607
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$637
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$637
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$668
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$833
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$536
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$577
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$861
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$514
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$653
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$940
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$587
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$606
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$875
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$762
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$984
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$698
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$808
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$890
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$984
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$719
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$975
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$892
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$706
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$684
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$826