Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 16.2% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Dodoma
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
|
pay 3.7% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Dodoma
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
|
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