Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 17.9% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,822.19
|
$2.27
UGX8,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,975.53
|
$8.55
UGX32,626
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,600.67
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,307.45
|
$0.31
UGX1,189
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,147.84
|
$1.10
UGX4,189
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,489.33
|
$2.14
UGX8,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,336.04
|
$2.84
UGX10,842
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,469.86
|
$1.64
UGX6,247
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,261.72
|
$2.00
UGX7,631
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,738.26
|
$1.32
UGX5,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,877.96
|
$0.53
UGX2,027
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,966.56
|
$0.70
UGX2,682
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,275.82
|
$0.49
UGX1,878
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,828.05
|
$0.46
UGX1,754
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,296.52
|
$0.43
UGX1,638
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,306.15
|
$5.75
UGX21,958
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS176,444.18
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,723,584.05
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,782,398
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,255.04
|
$4.27
UGX16,313
|
|
pay 52.3% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS226,027.53
|
$68.99
UGX263,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,581,548.34
|
$325.62
UGX1,242,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,257,667.51
|
$160.31
UGX611,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS419,182.17
|
$41.54
UGX158,532
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,796,206.94
|
$184.06
UGX702,364
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,969,035.30
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,776.82
|
$1.07
UGX4,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,220.80
|
$2.67
UGX10,196
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,473.96
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS544,620.00
|
$61.23
UGX233,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,574.53
|
$6.01
UGX22,940
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS683,071.96
|
$16.42
UGX62,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS747,029.64
|
$20.14
UGX76,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,229,442.16
|
$45.26
UGX172,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,371,996.77
|
$58.78
UGX224,303
|
|
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