Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 20.5% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB108.57
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.95
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.86
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB318.79
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.48
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.04
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.31
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.16
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.97
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.79
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.05
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB164.02
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB389.75
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 51.7% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.85
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.66
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB293.13
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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