Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.2 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
$2.32
ISK324
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
$5.33
ISK744
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
$7.09
ISK991
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
$4.15
ISK580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
|
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