Cost of living comparison

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

Kampala is 52.1% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants
pay 59.5% less in Kampala
Groceries
pay 65.8% less in Kampala
Transportation
pay 41.2% less in Kampala
Housing
pay 60.9% less in Kampala
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.4% less in Kampala
Clothing
pay 56.6% less in Kampala

Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports 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:

pay 59.5% less for restaurants

 
St. George's
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$2.45
UGX10,151
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$7.36
UGX30,452
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$0.37
UGX1,523

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pay 65.8% less for groceries

 
St. George's
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$2.38
EC$6.44
$0.91
UGX3,747
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.93
EC$18.74
$2.18
UGX9,009
Milk (1 gallon) $15.41
EC$41.64
$2.90
UGX11,976

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

 
St. George's
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.28
EC$14.26
$5.31
UGX21,961
Monthly public transit pass $64.35
EC$173.91
$42.68
UGX177K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
$7,361.98
UGX30M

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pay 60.9% less for housing

 
St. George's
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.94
EC$137.67
$34.66
UGX143K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
$482.64
UGX2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $437.86
EC$1,183.33
$167.36
UGX692K

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$251.43
UGX1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$8,279.19
UGX34M

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pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.78
EC$7.50
$1.23
UGX5,075
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.38
EC$11.83
$2.53
UGX10,471
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.45
UGX10,151

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pay 56.6% less for clothing

 
St. George's
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.15
EC$95.00
$13.80
UGX57,098
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$12.88
UGX53,292
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$50.57
EC$136.67
$31.90
UGX132K

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