Cost of Living Comparison

UGX

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USD

Cost of living

Quito is 64.0% more expensive than Kampala.

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

pay 60.4% more for restaurants

	Kampala	Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.70 UGX9,710	$3.50	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 UGX26,218	$6.00	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 UGX1,526	$0.87	+103.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 UGX1,124	$0.71	+126.0%
Average			+60.4%

Kampala vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Kampala	Quito
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 UGX3,041	$1.64	+94.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.69 UGX6,088	$2.63	+55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.45 UGX8,801	$3.76	+53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 UGX6,188	$1.88	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.03 UGX7,303	$2.94	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 UGX6,169	$1.04	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 UGX2,431	$0.53	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UGX2,581	$0.80	+11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 UGX2,076	$0.69	+20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 UGX1,395	$0.51	+30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 UGX1,431	$0.62	+55.5%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 56.6% more for transportation

	Kampala	Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 UGX14,946	$2.63	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.32 UGX116,103	$30.00	-7.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$9,461.76 UGX33,986,634	$22,000.00	+132.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.68 UGX20,392	$13.50	+137.8%
Average			+56.6%

Kampala vs. Quito - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.2% more for housing

	Kampala	Quito
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.70 UGX246,768	$41.89	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$217.50 UGX781,251	$438.24	+101.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.25 UGX492,993	$267.04	+94.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.62 UGX109,992	$30.58	-0.1%
Average			+39.2%

Kampala vs. Quito - Cost of housing

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pay 45.2% more for childcare

	Kampala	Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.96 UGX606,904	$342.07	+102.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,000.39 UGX32,329,418	$7,908.33	-12.1%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.01 UGX3,641	$2.00	+97.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 UGX8,341	$2.25	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 UGX7,283	$5.00	+146.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 UGX249,775	$53.49	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 UGX24,276	$6.00	-11.2%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Kampala	Quito
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.46 UGX51,951	$68.50	+373.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.63 UGX88,473	$48.33	+96.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.57 UGX163,691	$104.04	+128.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.88 UGX161,194	$94.43	+110.4%
Average			+177.1%

Kampala vs. Quito - Cost of clothing

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