Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.9 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
|
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