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Kampala vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 2.5% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 34.4% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 32.6% less in Kampala

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Kampala are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kampala. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kampala.

Kampala vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.86 UGX10,119	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.80 UGX31,130	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.49 UGX1,729	-73.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.30 UGX1,071	-80.7%
Average			-52.5%

St. George's vs. Kampala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	St. George's	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.17 UGX4,122	-31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$2.18 UGX7,725	-56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$2.80 UGX9,909	-81.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.82 UGX6,443	-55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.24 UGX7,911	-14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.29 UGX4,580	+7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.65 UGX2,295	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.77 UGX2,724	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.73 UGX2,577	-45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.73 UGX2,570	+3.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.78 UGX2,754	+10.3%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	St. George's	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.73 UGX20,270	+11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$42.91 UGX151,787	+16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.00 UGX14,167
Average			-10.7%

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pay 34.4% less for housing

	St. George's	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$46.09 UGX163,031	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$206.19 UGX729,421	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$35.00 UGX123,811	-78.1%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$173.88 UGX615,099	+213.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	+59.5%
Average			+136.4%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.43 UGX5,060	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$2.86 UGX10,119	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.65 UGX12,902	+97.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$45.77 UGX161,906	+23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.44 UGX22,768	-42.0%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	St. George's	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$16.81 UGX59,450	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$15.94 UGX56,378	-64.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$43.26 UGX153,052	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$50.77 UGX179,615	-33.1%
Average			-32.6%

St. George's vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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