Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 58.6% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
|
pay 67.3% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
|
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