Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 29.8% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Kampala
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
|
pay 72.1% less for housing
Honiara
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
|
pay 70.5% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
Honiara
|
Kampala
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
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