Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 37.2% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$2.27
UGX8,590
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$8.55
UGX32,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.31
UGX1,179
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.10
UGX4,152
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.84
|
$2.14
UGX8,084
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$2.84
UGX10,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.64
UGX6,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$2.00
UGX7,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.32
UGX5,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.53
UGX2,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.70
UGX2,659
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.49
UGX1,862
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.46
UGX1,739
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.43
UGX1,623
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.41
|
$5.75
UGX21,763
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,421,177
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.60
|
$4.27
UGX16,168
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.54
|
$68.99
UGX260,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€672.59
|
$325.62
UGX1,231,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.54
|
$160.31
UGX606,318
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
$41.54
UGX157,127
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.44
|
$184.06
UGX696,142
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.07
UGX4,042
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$2.67
UGX10,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.26
|
$61.23
UGX231,580
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$6.01
UGX22,737
|
|
pay 56.9% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
$16.42
UGX62,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
$20.14
UGX76,178
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.96
|
$45.26
UGX171,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.08
|
$58.78
UGX222,316
|
|
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