Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.2 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
|
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