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Kampala vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 30.1% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 95.0% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 73.9% less in Kampala

Expenses including clothing, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Kampala. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kampala.

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Kampala vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.45 UGX10,151	-37.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$7.36 UGX30,452	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.37 UGX1,523	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.27 UGX1,107	-48.1%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$0.91 UGX3,747	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$2.18 UGX9,009	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$2.90 UGX11,976	-58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$1.58 UGX6,530	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.05 UGX8,472	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$0.95 UGX3,939	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.57 UGX2,353	-42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.59 UGX2,430	-55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.54 UGX2,225	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.56 UGX2,302	-27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.56 UGX2,302	-40.2%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 95.0% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$5.31 UGX21,961	+242.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$42.68 UGX177K	+5363.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$7,361.98 UGX30M	-82.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$2.94 UGX12,181	-90.3%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$34.66 UGX143K	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$482.64 UGX2M	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$167.36 UGX692K	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$53.08 UGX220K	+13.2%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$251.43 UGX1M	+16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$8,279.19 UGX34M	-14.9%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.23 UGX5,075	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.53 UGX10,471	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$2.45 UGX10,151	-84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$55.21 UGX228K	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$7.36 UGX30,452	+34.6%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 73.9% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$13.80 UGX57,098	-81.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$12.88 UGX53,292	-86.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$31.90 UGX132K	-68.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$43.25 UGX179K	-40.1%
Average			-73.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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