Kampala is 12.0% more expensive than Malabo.

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

pay 70.0% less for restaurants

 
Malabo
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.41
FCFA8,100
$2.27
UGX8,821
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$20.95
FCFA12,657
$8.55
UGX33,208
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
FCFA675
$0.42
UGX1,622

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pay 55.7% less for groceries

 
Malabo
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$3.34
FCFA2,017
$1.10
UGX4,264
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.14
UGX8,302
Milk (1 gallon) $8.88
FCFA5,366
$2.84
UGX11,035

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

 
Malabo
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.11
FCFA1,878
$5.75
UGX22,350
Monthly public transit pass $58.66
FCFA35,439
$41.41
UGX160,854
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
$10,687.08
UGX41,510,616

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pay 11.2% more for housing

 
Malabo
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$167.61
FCFA101,254
$68.99
UGX267,977
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $209.51
FCFA126,567
$325.62
UGX1,264,777
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $117.33
FCFA70,878
$160.31
UGX622,659

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
Malabo
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $67.04
FCFA40,502
$184.06
UGX714,905
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,173.27
FCFA708,777
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,779

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Malabo
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.84
FCFA506
$1.07
UGX4,151
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.70
FCFA4,050
$2.67
UGX10,378
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.68
FCFA1,013
$2.54
UGX9,859

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pay 53.5% less for clothing

 
Malabo
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.14
FCFA15,188
$16.42
UGX63,777
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$81.01
FCFA48,939
$20.14
UGX78,232
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$251.42
FCFA151,881
$45.26
UGX175,779

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