Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 4.1 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
pay 87.5% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$3.97
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$4.61
€4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$129.96
€120.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$22.04
€20.45
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$7.04
€6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$50.46
€46.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$93.14
€86.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$40.93
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$97.04
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$100.46
€93.20
|
|
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