Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 38.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
|
pay 63.2% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
Seoul
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
|
pay 58.6% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
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