Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.0 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$10.76
ALL999
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,703
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$6.08
ALL564
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$7.55
ALL701
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,699
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$3.61
ALL335
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$1.11
ALL103
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,253
|
$7.77
ALL721
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Kampala
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,070,452
|
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX681,709
|
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$2.69
ALL250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$1.81
ALL168
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,310
|
$8.61
ALL799
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX66,424
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
|
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