Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 32.1% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP591.30
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.55
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.29
|
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.69
|
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.46
|
$1.24
UGX4,703
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP204.10
|
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.49
|
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.18
|
$1.76
UGX6,699
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.16
|
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.35
|
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.51
|
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.53
|
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.96
|
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.01
|
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.37
|
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.91
|
$5.85
UGX22,253
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,094.34
|
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,732,076.60
|
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,304.15
|
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,654.15
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,122.68
|
$281.28
UGX1,070,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,638.68
|
$179.13
UGX681,709
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,352.28
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,554.73
|
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,298.42
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.83
|
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.23
|
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.72
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,189.29
|
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP382.08
|
$5.86
UGX22,310
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,527.83
|
$17.45
UGX66,424
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,438.68
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,667.46
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,731.14
|
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
|
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