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Kampala vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 61.3% more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% more in Kampala
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Kampala
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Kampala

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Kampala are more expensive than in Tripoli. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kampala.

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Kampala vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Tripoli, you would:

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pay 25.3% more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.89 LYD25.030	$2.45 UGX10,151	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.65 LYD17.020	$7.36 UGX30,452	+178.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 LYD2.810	$0.37 UGX1,523	-15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.680	$0.27 UGX1,107	+151.5%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Tripoli	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 LYD1.350	$0.91 UGX3,747	+332.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.61 LYD16.770	$2.18 UGX9,009	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 LYD22.830	$2.90 UGX11,976	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.39 LYD8.920	$1.58 UGX6,530	+13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 LYD10.220	$2.05 UGX8,472	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 LYD6.640	$0.95 UGX3,939	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 LYD4.390	$0.57 UGX2,353	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 LYD2.080	$0.59 UGX2,430	+81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.680	$0.54 UGX2,225	+106.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 LYD2.160	$0.56 UGX2,302	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 LYD1.390	$0.56 UGX2,302	+156.8%
Average			+43.4%

Tripoli vs. Kampala - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.09 LYD0.570	$5.31 UGX21,961	+5907.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.68 UGX177K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,347.42 LYD150K	$7,361.98 UGX30M	-68.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 LYD29.030	$2.94 UGX12,181	-34.8%
Average			+302.5%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Tripoli	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 LYD173.930	$34.66 UGX143K	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.40 LYD2,285.760	$482.64 UGX2M	+35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.24 LYD927.650	$167.36 UGX692K	+16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.42 LYD459.310	$53.08 UGX220K	-25.7%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.32 LYD336.470	$251.43 UGX1M	+380.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,556.49 LYD10,010.640	$8,279.19 UGX34M	+431.9%
Average			+405.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.62 LYD4.000	$1.23 UGX5,075	+97.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.46 LYD2.960	$2.53 UGX10,471	+450.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 LYD12.510	$2.45 UGX10,151	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.90 LYD160.170	$55.21 UGX228K	+121.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.36 UGX30,452
Average			+154.0%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Tripoli	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.72 LYD146.160	$13.80 UGX57,098	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.38 LYD111.790	$12.88 UGX53,292	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.21 LYD412.940	$31.90 UGX132K	-50.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.15 LYD425.450	$43.25 UGX179K	-34.6%
Average			-38.2%

Tripoli vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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