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Kampala vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 28.6% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 61.2% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 56.2% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 52.9% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 58.9% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 54.0% less in Kampala

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kampala. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 61.2% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$2.86 UGX10,754	-79.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.80 UGX33,084	-20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.49 UGX1,837	-76.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.30 UGX1,139	-68.3%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 56.2% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.17 UGX4,381	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.18 UGX8,210	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$2.80 UGX10,531	-66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.82 UGX6,848	-66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.24 UGX8,407	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.29 UGX4,868	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.65 UGX2,439	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.77 UGX2,895	-79.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.73 UGX2,738	-80.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.73 UGX2,732	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.78 UGX2,927	-39.9%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 52.9% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.73 UGX21,542	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.91 UGX161K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-57.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$4.00 UGX15,056	-92.2%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 58.9% less for housing

	Saint John's	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$46.09 UGX173K	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$411.55 UGX2M	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$206.19 UGX775K	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$35.00 UGX132K	-64.7%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$173.88 UGX654K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,718.64 UGX14M	+101.0%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.43 UGX5,377	-22.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.86 UGX10,754	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.65 UGX13,712
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$45.77 UGX172K	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$6.44 UGX24,197	+3.8%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 54.0% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$16.81 UGX63,180	-66.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$15.94 UGX59,916
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$43.26 UGX163K	-41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.77 UGX191K
Average			-54.0%

Saint John's vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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