Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 3.1 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 36.9% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
|
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