Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 3.4 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 93.8% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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