Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 34.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Greece, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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