Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 15.3% cheaper than Kampala.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
Kampala
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
Kampala
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
Kampala
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
pay 79.1% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
|
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