Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 10.5% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 85.5% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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