Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 50.0% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.24
UGX4,703
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.76
UGX6,699
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.85
UGX22,253
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$281.28
UGX1,070,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$179.13
UGX681,709
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.86
UGX22,310
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.45
UGX66,424
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
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