Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 4.1% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.26
|
$2.27
UGX8,821
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.35
|
$8.55
UGX33,208
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.42
UGX1,622
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$0.31
UGX1,211
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.10
UGX4,264
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.20
|
$2.14
UGX8,302
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.07
|
$2.84
UGX11,035
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.73
|
$1.64
UGX6,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.34
|
$2.00
UGX7,767
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.32
UGX5,139
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN2.99
|
$0.53
UGX2,064
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.85
|
$0.70
UGX2,730
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.22
|
$0.49
UGX1,912
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.46
UGX1,786
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.43
UGX1,667
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.06
|
$5.75
UGX22,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.51
|
$41.41
UGX160,854
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,061.39
|
$10,687.08
UGX41,510,616
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.32
|
$4.27
UGX16,604
|
|
pay 85.0% more for housing
Minsk
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.27
|
$68.99
UGX267,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,315.99
|
$325.62
UGX1,264,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN863.83
|
$160.31
UGX622,659
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.56
|
$41.54
UGX161,362
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,513.28
|
$184.06
UGX714,905
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,550.30
|
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,779
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.05
|
$1.07
UGX4,151
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.77
|
$2.67
UGX10,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.19
|
$2.54
UGX9,859
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.73
|
$61.23
UGX237,821
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.48
|
$6.01
UGX23,350
|
|
pay 60.3% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.19
|
$16.42
UGX63,777
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN153.83
|
$20.14
UGX78,232
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN352.51
|
$45.26
UGX175,779
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN370.97
|
$58.78
UGX228,308
|
|
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