Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 6.9% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
?? | |
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
|
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