Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 42.1% cheaper than Kampala.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Kampala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
Kampala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Kampala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Kampala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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