Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 2.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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