Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 50.0% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
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