Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 48.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Austria, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.61
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.10
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.03
|
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€629.94
|
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.60
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.75
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.66
|
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.18
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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