Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 41.5% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.45
|
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.15
|
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.76
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.00
|
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€785.48
|
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.52
|
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.96
|
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.80
|
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.87
|
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
|
pay 55.3% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.86
|
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
|
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