Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 26.9% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Kampala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 64.0% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 82.7% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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