Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 19.7% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 42.4% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
|
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