Cost of living comparison
Charlotte Amalie is 4.2 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
$2.08
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
$7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
$3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
$14.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
$4.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
$1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
$2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
$5.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
$45,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
?? | |
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
$110.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
$1,416.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$25,000.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
$6.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
$45.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
$65.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
$100.00
|
|
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