Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 36.9% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
|
pay 58.4% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
|
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