Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 54.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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