Cost of living comparison
Russia is 31.0% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Russia instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 82.6% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Kampala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
|
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