Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 3.0 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
|
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