Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 25.7% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 33.3% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
Kampala
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 29.6% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
|
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