Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 39.0% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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