Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 58.1% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.54
|
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.32
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.79
|
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.91
|
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
|
pay 60.2% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.24
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Dublin
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.16
|
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.96
|
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.56
|
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
|
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