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Windhoek vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 43.1% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 69.4% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Windhoek
Housing: pay 59.3% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 15.7% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Windhoek

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Windhoek are more expensive than in Kigali. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Windhoek. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kigali, you would:

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pay 69.4% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,556	$10.23 NAD191.59	+213.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,606	$5.11 NAD95.74	-17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,249	$0.95 NAD17.74	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF658	$0.83 NAD15.51	+75.6%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	Kigali	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,408	$0.84 NAD15.79	-16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,152	$2.98 NAD55.79	+31.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,708	$5.50 NAD103.07	+107.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,329	$2.97 NAD55.69	+78.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,062	$2.33 NAD43.66	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,923	$0.79 NAD14.88	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF728	$0.86 NAD16.17	+65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,199	$0.71 NAD13.36	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF675	$0.76 NAD14.28	+57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF314	$0.91 NAD17.14	+306.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF454	$0.93 NAD17.48	+186.8%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Kigali	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,254	$4.69 NAD87.81	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,422	$34.08 NAD638.63	+38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,211	$7.10 NAD133.05	-42.4%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 59.3% more for housing

	Kigali	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF36,574	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	+127.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF683,384	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF379,658	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	+11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF41,936	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	+112.5%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 15.7% less for childcare

	Kigali	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF208,559	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	+13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	-44.8%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,519	$1.70 NAD31.93	+56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,094	$1.91 NAD35.72	-14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,290	$2.81 NAD52.68	+19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF44,434	$35.35 NAD662.40	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,062	$3.55 NAD66.52	-2.1%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,286	$37.49 NAD702.49	+124.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF30,373	$26.97 NAD505.31	+24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,122	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	+163.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF43,872	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	+126.0%
Average			+109.6%

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