Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 90.0% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Kampala
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
|
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