Cairo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$201	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	83	30
😀 Quality of life	63	55
🏙️ Population	9.8M	431K

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8680th and 5494th ($506 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5610th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Windhoek

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	Cairo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$5907

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892