Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.4 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Washington instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,612
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,420
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,182
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,163
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,105
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,773
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,208
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,583
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,017
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,015
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,665
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,866
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,743
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,628
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,819
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,036
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,525,409
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,210
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX261,617
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,234,759
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX607,881
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,533
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX697,938
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,753,857
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,053
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,131
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,625
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,177
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,796
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,263
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,375
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX171,607
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX222,890
|
$164.61
|
|
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