Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 25.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
|
pay 48.7% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
|
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