Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 44.9% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
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