Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 50.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Kampala instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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