Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 4.5 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$21.77
€20.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$6.59
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$5.10
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$5.95
€5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$8.18
€7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$88.71
€82.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$32,110.45
€29,790.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$25.25
€23.43
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$2,059.29
€1,910.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$1,685.95
€1,564.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$203.74
€189.02
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$2,119.81
€1,966.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$11,765.02
€10,915.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$7.08
€6.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$4.28
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$10.34
€9.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$62.30
€57.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$89.06
€82.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$33.70
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$94.07
€87.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$110.42
€102.44
|
|
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