Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 10.3% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 76.2% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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