Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 8.1% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 44.3% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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