Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 52.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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