Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 32.0% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Riga, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Riga
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.24
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Riga
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.24
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.90
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
Riga
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.40
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.62
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.39
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€236.20
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Riga
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.89
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,250.77
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.98
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.29
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 55.3% less for clothing
Riga
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.67
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.62
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.82
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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