Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 10.3% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$3.32
LKR999.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$6.65
LKR1,998.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$0.69
LKR206.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$0.37
LKR112.40
|
|
pay 76.2% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,703
|
$0.61
LKR184.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$7.00
LKR2,103.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$6.30
LKR1,895.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,699
|
$2.23
LKR669.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$2.36
LKR708.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$3.37
LKR1,012.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$0.50
LKR151.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$2.74
LKR825.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$0.56
LKR169.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.48
LKR145.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.53
LKR158.37
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,253
|
$4.74
LKR1,426.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$6.31
LKR1,898.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,185,491.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$3.06
LKR919.14
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$17.03
LKR5,119.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,070,452
|
$303.18
LKR91,150.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX681,709
|
$159.51
LKR47,955.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
$36.13
LKR10,863.59
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$25.07
LKR7,538.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$500.02
LKR150,330.24
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$1.99
LKR599.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$2.49
LKR747.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$8.14
LKR2,447.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$14.54
LKR4,370.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,310
|
$3.69
LKR1,108.96
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX66,424
|
$28.44
LKR8,550.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$19.86
LKR5,969.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$64.29
LKR19,328.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$36.55
LKR10,989.74
|
|
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