Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 21.0% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Castries, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Castries
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Castries
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Castries
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
|
pay 87.9% more for childcare
Castries
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
|
pay 66.1% less for clothing
Castries
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
|
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