Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 40.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Rome, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$2.66
UGX9,775
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$7.99
UGX29,326
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.04
|
$0.42
UGX1,548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.30
UGX1,086
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Rome
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
$1.24
UGX4,534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.37
|
$1.55
UGX5,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$2.78
UGX10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$1.76
UGX6,457
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$2.10
UGX7,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$1.24
UGX4,546
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.67
UGX2,459
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.78
UGX2,857
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.60
UGX2,217
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.49
UGX1,783
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.67
UGX2,456
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Rome
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.84
|
$5.85
UGX21,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$53.30
UGX195,508
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,603.11
|
$9,992.84
UGX36,657,747
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.44
|
$4.26
UGX15,641
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
$82.83
UGX303,847
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,077.90
|
$281.28
UGX1,031,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€663.85
|
$179.13
UGX657,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€161.62
|
$35.76
UGX131,174
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
Rome
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€475.35
|
$156.55
UGX574,305
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,025.99
|
$4,882.34
UGX17,910,364
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.27
UGX4,643
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.52
UGX9,232
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$2.66
UGX9,775
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.21
|
$59.62
UGX218,725
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.86
UGX21,506
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Rome
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€61.91
|
$17.45
UGX64,029
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.49
|
$23.49
UGX86,159
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€74.59
|
$36.31
UGX133,190
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.09
|
$53.30
UGX195,508
|
|
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