Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 76.1% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
Kampala
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 92.3% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
|
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