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Kampala vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 58.0% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 71.9% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 48.6% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 59.5% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 31.0% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 78.0% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.0% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 72.9% less in Kampala

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.22	$2.72 UGX9,964	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €11.38	$9.48 UGX34,782	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.62	$0.45 UGX1,661	-88.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.62	$0.31 UGX1,146	-89.4%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 48.6% less for groceries

	Paris	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.78	$1.23 UGX4,504	-38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €9.94	$1.81 UGX6,623	-83.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €4.78	$2.58 UGX9,448	-52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.29	$1.87 UGX6,842	-61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.59	$2.16 UGX7,938	-65.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.24 UGX4,533	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$0.68 UGX2,498	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.33	$0.83 UGX3,054	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.57	$0.70 UGX2,565	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$0.67 UGX2,461	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$0.84 UGX3,089	-30.4%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 59.5% less for transportation

	Paris	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.77	$5.75 UGX21,089	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €81.93	$45.35 UGX166,358	-51.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €28,921.39	$8,827.16 UGX32,383,475	-73.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €21.98	$2.72 UGX9,964	-89.1%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	Paris	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €29.77	$70.62 UGX259,068	+109.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,209.67	$364.73 UGX1,338,042	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €935.51	$241.73 UGX886,809	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €166.66	$31.44 UGX115,353	-83.3%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 78.0% less for childcare

	Paris	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €669.10	$126.15 UGX462,779	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €14,105.11	$4,345.68 UGX15,942,634	-72.7%
Average			-78.0%

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pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.64	$1.36 UGX4,982	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €3.82	$2.73 UGX10,009	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €11.85	$2.78 UGX10,213	-79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €32.28	$47.08 UGX172,712	+29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.33	$6.79 UGX24,910	-51.3%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 72.9% less for clothing

	Paris	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €91.84	$17.11 UGX62,774	-83.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €41.20	$13.24 UGX48,575	-71.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €98.69	$33.20 UGX121,784	-70.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €131.81	$50.10 UGX183,783	-66.4%
Average			-72.9%

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