Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 16.3% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.80
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€410.01
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.83
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.57
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.88
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.16
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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