Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 38.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Italy, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
Italy
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Italy
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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