Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 35.8% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 78.9% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
Kampala
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
|
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