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St. George's vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 2.1 times more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 70.0% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 70.2% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in St. George's

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

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St. George's vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Kampala, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Kampala	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,151	$7.40 EC$20.00	+201.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX30,452	$8.33 EC$22.50	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,523	$1.94 EC$5.25	+427.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,107	$1.94 EC$5.25	+625.6%
Average			+147.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Kampala	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,747	$2.38 EC$6.44	+163.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,009	$6.93 EC$18.74	+218.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX11,976	$15.41 EC$41.64	+432.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,530	$4.26 EC$11.50	+169.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,472	$4.26 EC$11.50	+107.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX3,939	$6.11 EC$16.50	+541.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,353	$1.11 EC$3.00	+95.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,430	$0.74 EC$2.00	+26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,225	$2.59 EC$7.00	+381.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$1.30 EC$3.50	+132.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$1.67 EC$4.50	+199.2%
Average			+192.1%

Kampala vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.0% more for transportation

	Kampala	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX21,961	$5.28 EC$14.26	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX177K	$64.35 EC$173.91	+50.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX30M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+251.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,181	??
Average			+70.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kampala	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX143K	$50.94 EC$137.67	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+135.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX692K	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	+161.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX220K	$192.10 EC$519.15	+261.9%
Average			+155.7%

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pay 70.2% less for childcare

	Kampala	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$55.50 EC$150.00	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX34M	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-59.8%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,075	$2.78 EC$7.50	+126.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,471	$4.38 EC$11.83	+73.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,151	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX228K	$37.00 EC$100.00	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX30,452	$11.10 EC$30.00	+50.8%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Kampala	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX57,098	$35.15 EC$95.00	+154.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX53,292	$44.40 EC$120.00	+244.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX132K	$50.57 EC$136.67	+58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX179K	$87.57 EC$236.67	+102.5%
Average			+130.4%

Kampala vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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