Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 61.0% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.24
UGX4,635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.76
UGX6,601
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$5.85
UGX21,929
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$281.28
UGX1,054,852
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$179.13
UGX671,774
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$5.86
UGX21,985
|
|
pay 64.6% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$17.45
UGX65,456
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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