Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 0.7% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Roseau
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Roseau
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kampala or Roseau. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.