Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.4 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
Kampala
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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