Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 50.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$2.27
UGX8,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$8.55
UGX32,593
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.42
UGX1,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.31
UGX1,188
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.10
UGX4,185
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$2.14
UGX8,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$2.84
UGX10,831
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$1.64
UGX6,241
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$2.00
UGX7,623
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.32
UGX5,043
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.53
UGX2,025
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.70
UGX2,680
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.49
UGX1,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.46
UGX1,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.43
UGX1,636
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$5.75
UGX21,935
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,741,310
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$4.27
UGX16,297
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$68.99
UGX263,011
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$325.62
UGX1,241,337
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$160.31
UGX611,120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$41.54
UGX158,372
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$184.06
UGX701,656
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$1.07
UGX4,074
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$2.67
UGX10,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$61.23
UGX233,414
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$6.01
UGX22,917
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$16.42
UGX62,595
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$20.14
UGX76,782
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$45.26
UGX172,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$58.78
UGX224,077
|
|
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