Cost of living comparison

Uganda

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Albania

Tirana vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 95.0% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 63.7% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 93.8% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 16.8% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Kampala, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Kampala	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,151	$9.77 ALL794	+298.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX30,452	$10.99 ALL893	+49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,523	$2.38 ALL193	+547.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,107	$1.26 ALL103	+372.1%
Average			+201.6%

Kampala vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.7% more for groceries

	Kampala	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,747	$1.18 ALL96	+30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,009	$6.45 ALL524	+196.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX11,976	$8.47 ALL688	+192.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,530	$3.77 ALL306	+138.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,472	$4.12 ALL335	+101.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX3,939	$0.89 ALL72	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,353	$1.12 ALL91	+96.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,430	$0.98 ALL80	+67.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,225	$0.84 ALL68	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.47 ALL38	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.58 ALL47	+3.8%
Average			+63.7%

Kampala vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Kampala	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX21,961	$8.77 ALL712	+65.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX177K	$19.54 ALL1,587	-54.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX30M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+356.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,181	$32.98 ALL2,678	+1019.9%
Average			+96.9%

Kampala vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 93.8% more for housing

	Kampala	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX143K	$19.91 ALL1,617	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$828.78 ALL67,311	+71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX692K	$479.97 ALL38,982	+186.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX220K	$74.95 ALL6,088	+41.2%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 16.8% more for childcare

	Kampala	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$344.43 ALL27,973	+37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX34M	$8,249.97 ALL670K	-0.4%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,075	$3.54 ALL288	+188.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,471	$2.25 ALL183	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,151	$4.76 ALL387	+94.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX228K	$55.71 ALL4,525	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX30,452	$9.77 ALL794	+32.7%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Kampala	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX57,098	$69.87 ALL5,675	+406.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX53,292	$47.44 ALL3,853	+268.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX132K	$122.26 ALL9,930	+283.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX179K	$115.33 ALL9,367	+166.7%
Average			+271.5%

Kampala vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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