Kampala vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$314	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	44	51
🏙️ Population	1.68M	431K

The cost of living in Kampala is 19% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6224th ($698 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Namibia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6624th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Windhoek

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	Kampala	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$4344

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785