Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 10.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
|
pay 28.8% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
|
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