Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 69.5% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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