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Kampala vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 7.1% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 34.8% less in Kampala

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Kampala. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Kampala.

Kampala vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,038	$2.86 UGX10,119	-68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.80 UGX31,130
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.49 UGX1,729	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.30 UGX1,071	-66.1%
Average			-59.8%

N'djamena vs. Kampala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA202	$1.17 UGX4,122	+225.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,008	$2.18 UGX7,725	+22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,074	$2.80 UGX9,909	-80.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,209	$1.82 UGX6,443	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,828	$2.24 UGX7,911	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,257	$1.29 UGX4,580	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA571	$0.65 UGX2,295	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA686	$0.77 UGX2,724	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA655	$0.73 UGX2,577	-37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$0.73 UGX2,570	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$0.78 UGX2,754	+2.8%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	N'djamena	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,418	$5.73 UGX20,270	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$42.91 UGX151,787	-52.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,267	$4.00 UGX14,167	-0.5%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	N'djamena	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$46.09 UGX163,031	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	-72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$206.19 UGX729,421	+130.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$35.00 UGX123,811
Average			-10.7%

N'djamena vs. Kampala - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$173.88 UGX615,099
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA756	$1.43 UGX5,060	+6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA504	$2.86 UGX10,119	+219.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA579	$3.65 UGX12,902	+254.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.77 UGX161,906
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.44 UGX22,768
Average			+160.3%

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pay 34.8% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,115	$16.81 UGX59,450	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,153	$15.94 UGX56,378	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$43.26 UGX153,052	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$50.77 UGX179,615	-43.2%
Average			-34.8%

N'djamena vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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