Kampala vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kampala	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$273	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$509	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.6	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$612
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	28
😀 Quality of life	46	38
🏙️ Population	1.68M	431K

The cost of living in Kampala is 19% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7156th and 6362nd ($654 vs $807) 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 0.8 months in Windhoek. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6597th and 7474th 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	$2.52	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.7	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$306	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.2	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.99%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9242	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.2	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4869	$3671

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$600
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$547
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$542
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$557
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$557
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$424
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$441
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$543
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$405
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$493
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$747
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$599
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$553
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$745
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$677
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$439
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$449
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$539
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$572
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$458
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$448
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$446
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$445
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$554
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$498
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$453
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$739
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$530
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$493
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$448
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$524
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$776
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$486
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$449
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$571

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741