Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.5 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$59.37
€55.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
$13.63
€12.73
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
$816.29
€762.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
$529.47
€494.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
$41.71
€38.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
$94.21
€88.00
|
|
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