Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.1 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Greece instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
$12.71
€11.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
$4.97
€4.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 90.5% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
$8.80
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$40.24
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
$13.03
€12.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
$429.23
€398.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
$358.56
€332.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
|
pay 60.6% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
$341.10
€316.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
|
pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
$45.22
€42.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
$8.85
€8.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
$99.20
€92.12
|
|
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