Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.0 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 87.4% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 46.3% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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