Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 55.4% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,586
|
$2.27
UGX8,612
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$8.55
UGX32,420
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$0.31
UGX1,182
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr478
|
$1.10
UGX4,163
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
$2.14
UGX8,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr828
|
$2.84
UGX10,773
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$1.64
UGX6,208
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$2.00
UGX7,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$1.32
UGX5,017
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.53
UGX2,015
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$0.70
UGX2,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
$0.49
UGX1,866
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$0.46
UGX1,743
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.43
UGX1,628
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$5.75
UGX21,819
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,212
|
$41.41
UGX157,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,220,368
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,525,409
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,137
|
$4.27
UGX16,210
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,999
|
$68.99
UGX261,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,681
|
$325.62
UGX1,234,759
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,876
|
$160.31
UGX607,881
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,740
|
$41.54
UGX157,533
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,688
|
$184.06
UGX697,938
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,295
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,753,857
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$1.07
UGX4,053
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$2.67
UGX10,131
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$2.54
UGX9,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,458
|
$61.23
UGX232,177
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,919
|
$6.01
UGX22,796
|
|
pay 68.3% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,199
|
$16.42
UGX62,263
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,101
|
$20.14
UGX76,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,355
|
$45.26
UGX171,607
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,644
|
$58.78
UGX222,890
|
|
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