Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 55.9% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Paris, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$2.27
UGX8,821
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$8.55
UGX33,208
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$0.42
UGX1,622
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.48
|
$0.31
UGX1,211
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
Paris
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
$1.10
UGX4,264
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.92
|
$2.14
UGX8,302
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$2.84
UGX11,035
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
$1.64
UGX6,359
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.90
|
$2.00
UGX7,767
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.32
UGX5,139
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.53
UGX2,064
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.70
UGX2,730
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.72
|
$0.49
UGX1,912
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.46
UGX1,786
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.43
UGX1,667
|
|
pay 55.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$5.75
UGX22,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.05
|
$41.41
UGX160,854
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
$10,687.08
UGX41,510,616
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.16
|
$4.27
UGX16,604
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Paris
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$68.99
UGX267,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
$325.62
UGX1,264,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
$160.31
UGX622,659
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
$41.54
UGX161,362
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Paris
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€764.47
|
$184.06
UGX714,905
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,779
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.08
|
$1.07
UGX4,151
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$2.67
UGX10,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
$2.54
UGX9,859
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.16
|
$61.23
UGX237,821
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$6.01
UGX23,350
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
$16.42
UGX63,777
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
$20.14
UGX78,232
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
$45.26
UGX175,779
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€131.90
|
$58.78
UGX228,308
|
|
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