Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 27.7% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD994.89
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,193.87
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.09
|
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.15
|
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD507.05
|
$1.24
UGX4,703
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,093.64
|
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,499.55
|
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD683.35
|
$1.76
UGX6,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD505.78
|
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD371.13
|
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.05
|
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.49
|
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.14
|
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.21
|
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.95
|
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD791.54
|
$5.85
UGX22,253
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,969.34
|
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,815,000.61
|
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,128.80
|
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Kingston
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,531.87
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,692.85
|
$281.28
UGX1,070,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,541.86
|
$179.13
UGX681,709
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,780.77
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
|
pay 43.7% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,375.98
|
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD334,283.24
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD348.21
|
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD604.44
|
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,392.85
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,284.55
|
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,641.57
|
$5.86
UGX22,310
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,596.26
|
$17.45
UGX66,424
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,539.19
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,156.99
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,228.05
|
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
|
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