Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 3.5 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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