Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 52.6% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kampala
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 71.1% more for groceries
|
Kampala
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
|
Kampala
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Kampala
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kampala
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
?? |
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kampala
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
?? | |
pay 39.9% less for clothing
|
Kampala
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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