Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.0 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
$10.86
€10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
$5.35
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
$31.06
€28.84
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
$854.36
€793.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
$47.17
€43.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
$124.74
€115.84
|
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