Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 11.1% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Kampala instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
|
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