Cost of living comparison
Suva is 34.0% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Suva instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 91.6% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
Kampala
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
|
pay 16.3% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
|
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