Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 45.6% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Austria, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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