Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 25.4% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
|
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