Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 34.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$2.27
UGX8,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$8.55
UGX32,593
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.42
UGX1,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.31
UGX1,188
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.10
UGX4,185
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
$2.14
UGX8,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$2.84
UGX10,831
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$1.64
UGX6,241
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$2.00
UGX7,623
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.32
UGX5,043
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.53
UGX2,025
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.70
UGX2,680
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.49
UGX1,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.46
UGX1,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.43
UGX1,636
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$5.75
UGX21,935
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,741,310
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
$4.27
UGX16,297
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$68.99
UGX263,011
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$325.62
UGX1,241,337
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$160.31
UGX611,120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$41.54
UGX158,372
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$184.06
UGX701,656
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$1.07
UGX4,074
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$2.67
UGX10,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$61.23
UGX233,414
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
$6.01
UGX22,917
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$16.42
UGX62,595
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$20.14
UGX76,782
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$45.26
UGX172,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$58.78
UGX224,077
|
|
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