Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 43.1% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 69.4% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$10.23
NAD185.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$5.11
NAD92.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$0.95
NAD17.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.83
NAD15.00
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.84
NAD15.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$2.98
NAD53.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$5.50
NAD99.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$2.97
NAD53.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.86
NAD15.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.76
NAD13.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$4.69
NAD84.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$17,041.85
NAD308,968.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
|
pay 59.3% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$59.63
NAD1,081.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$421.63
NAD7,644.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$301.93
NAD5,473.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$63.84
NAD1,157.45
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$1.70
NAD30.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$1.91
NAD34.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$2.81
NAD50.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$35.35
NAD640.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$3.55
NAD64.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$71.01
NAD1,287.37
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