Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 52.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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