Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 62.8% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Kampala instead of London, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
London
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.27
|
$2.72
UGX9,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
$9.48
UGX34,793
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.93
|
$0.45
UGX1,661
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.31
UGX1,146
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
London
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
$1.23
UGX4,505
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.43
|
$1.81
UGX6,625
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.95
|
$2.58
UGX9,451
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
$1.87
UGX6,844
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.34
|
$2.16
UGX7,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.23
|
$1.24
UGX4,535
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.68
UGX2,498
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.13
|
$0.83
UGX3,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.41
|
$0.70
UGX2,566
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$0.67
UGX2,462
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.55
|
$0.84
UGX3,090
|
|
pay 68.2% less for transportation
London
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.80
|
$5.75
UGX21,096
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£202.67
|
$45.35
UGX166,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,663.10
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,393,975
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.66
|
$2.72
UGX9,967
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
London
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.66
|
$70.62
UGX259,152
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,223.98
|
$364.73
UGX1,338,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,619.25
|
$241.73
UGX887,097
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£207.06
|
$31.44
UGX115,390
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
London
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,830.99
|
$126.15
UGX462,929
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£21,884.89
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,947,803
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.49
|
$1.36
UGX4,984
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.77
|
$2.73
UGX10,013
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.50
|
$2.78
UGX10,217
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£51.52
|
$47.08
UGX172,768
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.67
|
$6.79
UGX24,918
|
|
pay 72.5% less for clothing
London
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.06
|
$17.11
UGX62,794
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£39.66
|
$13.24
UGX48,591
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£90.13
|
$33.20
UGX121,823
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£106.21
|
$50.10
UGX183,843
|
|
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