Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 48.0% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,013
|
$2.66
UGX9,892
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
$7.99
UGX29,675
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,655
|
$0.42
UGX1,566
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,023
|
$0.30
UGX1,099
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
$1.24
UGX4,588
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,723
|
$1.55
UGX5,745
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,867
|
$2.78
UGX10,327
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
$1.76
UGX6,534
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,724
|
$2.10
UGX7,777
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,683
|
$1.24
UGX4,600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,831
|
$0.67
UGX2,488
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,405
|
$0.78
UGX2,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,056
|
$0.60
UGX2,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,308
|
$0.49
UGX1,804
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,746
|
$0.67
UGX2,485
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,485
|
$5.85
UGX21,706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,051
|
$53.30
UGX197,832
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,093,577
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,035
|
$4.26
UGX15,827
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
$82.83
UGX307,460
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
$281.28
UGX1,044,116
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
$179.13
UGX664,937
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
$35.76
UGX132,733
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
$156.55
UGX581,133
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,123,304
|
|
pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,006
|
$1.27
UGX4,699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,612
|
$2.52
UGX9,342
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
$2.66
UGX9,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,706
|
$59.62
UGX221,325
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,031
|
$5.86
UGX21,762
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
$17.45
UGX64,790
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
$23.49
UGX87,183
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
$36.31
UGX134,773
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
$53.30
UGX197,832
|
|
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