Cost of living comparison

Uganda

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 62.8% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 10.7% more in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 91.2% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 10.4% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Chisinau

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Chisinau are more expensive than in Kampala. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Kampala, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Kampala	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,431	$11.22 MDL200.58	+357.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX31,292	$8.70 MDL155.45	+18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,565	$1.21 MDL21.60	+228.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,138	$0.89 MDL15.92	+232.7%
Average			+166.8%

Kampala vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% more for groceries

	Kampala	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,851	$0.71 MDL12.71	-21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,257	$4.89 MDL87.39	+124.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX12,306	$4.73 MDL84.61	+63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,710	$2.79 MDL49.81	+76.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,705	$2.36 MDL42.13	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX4,048	$0.44 MDL7.83	-54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,418	$0.87 MDL15.60	+53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,497	$0.94 MDL16.79	+59.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,287	$1.01 MDL17.97	+86.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,366	$0.31 MDL5.58	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,366	$0.25 MDL4.40	-55.8%
Average			+10.7%

Kampala vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Kampala	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX22,566	$6.44 MDL115.06	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX181K	$13.52 MDL241.70	-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX31M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	+300.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,517	$4.94 MDL88.26	+67.6%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 91.2% more for housing

	Kampala	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX147K	$10.59 MDL189.39	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX711K	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+160.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX226K	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+250.1%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 10.4% more for childcare

	Kampala	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX35M	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-29.4%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,215	$2.24 MDL40.12	+82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,759	$2.16 MDL38.67	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,431	$3.42 MDL61.18	+39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX235K	$41.67 MDL745.01	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX31,292	$8.41 MDL150.43	+14.3%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Kampala	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX58,672	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+478.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX54,761	$47.07 MDL841.43	+265.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX136K	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+257.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX184K	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+167.2%
Average			+276.9%

Kampala vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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