Cairo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$190
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$289
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
83
30
😀 Quality of life
63
53
🏙️ Population
9.8M
486K

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5257th ($483 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5501st and 6487th 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
$4.87
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$5490

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$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$945
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$982
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$998
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$991
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$893
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$890
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$891
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$691
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$904
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$549
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$813
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$994
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$632
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$554
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$811
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1031
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$742
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$872
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$631
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1015
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$997
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$742
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$610
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$851