Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 59.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Washington, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
|
pay 59.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
|
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