Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 7.5% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD178.49
|
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD81.60
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD15.17
|
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.75
|
$0.52
RWF669
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.75
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD54.06
|
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD100.91
|
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD60.30
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.94
|
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD15.15
|
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.80
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.62
|
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.46
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.76
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.78
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD84.16
|
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD209,600.54
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD1,000.57
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,750.24
|
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,624.59
|
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,063.54
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.60
|
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD35.47
|
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD45.38
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD683.17
|
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD61.20
|
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD662.97
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD411.86
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,189.95
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD915.39
|
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
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