Cost of living comparison

North Korea

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Uganda

Kampala vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 25.1% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 36.7% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% less in Kampala

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

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Kampala vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 63.6% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$2.45 UGX10,151	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$7.36 UGX30,452	-65.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$0.37 UGX1,523	-83.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.27 UGX1,107	-79.1%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 36.7% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$0.91 UGX3,747	-60.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.18 UGX9,009
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$2.90 UGX11,976	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$1.58 UGX6,530	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.05 UGX8,472
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.95 UGX3,939
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.57 UGX2,353
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.59 UGX2,430
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.54 UGX2,225
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.56 UGX2,302
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.56 UGX2,302
Average			-36.7%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.31 UGX21,961
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.68 UGX177K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$7,361.98 UGX30M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.94 UGX12,181

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$34.66 UGX143K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$482.64 UGX2M	+438.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$167.36 UGX692K	+86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$53.08 UGX220K
Average			+217.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$251.43 UGX1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,279.19 UGX34M

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pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$1.23 UGX5,075	-90.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$2.53 UGX10,471	+126.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.45 UGX10,151
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$55.21 UGX228K	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.36 UGX30,452
Average			-45.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$13.80 UGX57,098
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$12.88 UGX53,292
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$31.90 UGX132K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$43.25 UGX179K

P'yongyang vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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