Cost of living comparison

Uganda

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 58.9% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 82.6% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Praia
Transportation: pay 63.7% more in Praia
Housing: pay 56.8% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 56.7% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Praia

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Praia are more expensive than in Kampala. Notably, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Praia.

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Praia vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Kampala, you would:

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pay 82.6% more for restaurants

	Kampala	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,058	$5.03 CVE497.28	+104.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX30,173	$7.10 CVE701.88	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,509	$1.56 CVE154.24	+323.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,097	$1.17 CVE115.73	+337.2%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kampala	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,713	$2.08 CVE205.66	+129.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX8,926	$12.93 CVE1,278.96	+493.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX11,866	$5.13 CVE507.66	+77.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,470	$2.32 CVE229.11	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,394	$2.07 CVE204.67	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX3,903	$2.30 CVE227.10	+141.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,332	$1.38 CVE136.44	+142.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,408	$1.86 CVE183.44	+215.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,205	$1.93 CVE191.02	+259.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,281	$0.69 CVE68.22	+24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,281	$0.64 CVE63.67	+15.7%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 63.7% more for transportation

	Kampala	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX21,759	$5.96 CVE589.12	+12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX175K	$29.18 CVE2,885.38	-31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX30M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+292.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,069	$11.61 CVE1,147.94	+294.2%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 56.8% more for housing

	Kampala	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX142K	$51.37 CVE5,080.29	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$574.58 CVE56,819.01	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX686K	$287.29 CVE28,409.51	+71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX218K	$138.60 CVE13,705.87	+161.1%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 56.7% less for childcare

	Kampala	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$126.75 CVE12,533.61	-49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX34M	$3,082.45 CVE305K	-62.8%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,029	$2.53 CVE250.67	+106.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,374	$2.60 CVE257.58	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,058	$5.27 CVE521.40	+114.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX226K	$31.69 CVE3,133.40	-42.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX30,173	$5.58 CVE551.48	-24.2%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Kampala	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX56,574	$62.19 CVE6,149.41	+350.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX52,803	$25.35 CVE2,506.72	+96.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX131K	$65.91 CVE6,517.48	+106.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX177K	$91.26 CVE9,024.20	+111.0%
Average			+149.3%

Kampala vs. Praia - Cost of clothing

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