Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 48.6% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,901
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
UGX1,666
|
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
|
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
UGX4,519
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
UGX6,865
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,065
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,162
|
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
|
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.73
UGX1,342,622
|
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$241.73
UGX889,844
|
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
|
pay 28.1% more for childcare
|
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
UGX24,996
|
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
|
pay 93.9% more for clothing
|
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.11
UGX62,989
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
|
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