Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 34.7% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.24
UGX4,703
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.76
UGX6,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$5.85
UGX22,253
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$281.28
UGX1,070,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$179.13
UGX681,709
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.86
UGX22,310
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$17.45
UGX66,424
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
|
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