Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 10.5% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
$2.27
UGX8,658
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$8.55
UGX32,593
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
$0.42
UGX1,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
$0.31
UGX1,188
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
$1.10
UGX4,185
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
$2.14
UGX8,148
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
$2.84
UGX10,831
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
$1.64
UGX6,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
$2.00
UGX7,623
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
$1.32
UGX5,043
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
$0.53
UGX2,025
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
$0.70
UGX2,680
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
$0.49
UGX1,876
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
$0.46
UGX1,752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
$0.43
UGX1,636
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
$5.75
UGX21,935
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,741,310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
$4.27
UGX16,297
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
$68.99
UGX263,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
$325.62
UGX1,241,337
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
$160.31
UGX611,120
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
$41.54
UGX158,372
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
$184.06
UGX701,656
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
$1.07
UGX4,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
$2.67
UGX10,185
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
$61.23
UGX233,414
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$6.01
UGX22,917
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
$16.42
UGX62,595
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
$20.14
UGX76,782
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
$45.26
UGX172,522
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
$58.78
UGX224,077
|
|
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