Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 89.7% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
|
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