Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 26.1% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
|
pay 28.0% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
|
pay 67.5% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
|
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