Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.8 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Rome instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
|
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