Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 33.6% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Spain, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Spain
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.99
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.58
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.22
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Spain
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.45
|
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.52
|
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.33
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.55
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Spain
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.53
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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