Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 55.2% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$2.66
UGX9,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.99
UGX29,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.42
UGX1,564
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.30
UGX1,097
|
|
pay 73.8% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.24
UGX4,580
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.55
UGX5,736
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$2.78
UGX10,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.76
UGX6,523
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
UGX7,764
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
UGX4,593
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
UGX2,484
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
UGX2,887
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
UGX2,240
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
UGX1,801
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
UGX2,481
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.85
UGX21,670
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.30
UGX197,506
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,992.84
UGX37,032,351
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.26
UGX15,800
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$82.83
UGX306,952
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$281.28
UGX1,042,392
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$179.13
UGX663,839
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$35.76
UGX132,514
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$156.55
UGX580,174
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,882.34
UGX18,093,389
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.27
UGX4,691
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.52
UGX9,327
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.66
UGX9,875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.62
UGX220,960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.86
UGX21,726
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.45
UGX64,683
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.49
UGX87,039
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$36.31
UGX134,551
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.30
UGX197,506
|
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