Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.2 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 91.6% more for housing
Kampala
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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