Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 6.9% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,703
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,699
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,253
|
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,070,452
|
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX681,709
|
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
?? | |
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,310
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX66,424
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
|
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