Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 3.5% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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