Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 53.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Kampala instead of United States, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
United States
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$2.27
UGX8,658
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.55
UGX32,593
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.42
UGX1,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.31
UGX1,188
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
United States
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.10
UGX4,185
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.14
UGX8,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.84
UGX10,831
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.64
UGX6,241
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.00
UGX7,623
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.32
UGX5,043
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.53
UGX2,025
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.70
UGX2,680
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.49
UGX1,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.46
UGX1,752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.43
UGX1,636
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
United States
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$5.75
UGX21,935
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,741,310
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$4.27
UGX16,297
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
United States
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$68.99
UGX263,011
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$325.62
UGX1,241,337
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$160.31
UGX611,120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$41.54
UGX158,372
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
United States
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$184.06
UGX701,656
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.07
UGX4,074
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.67
UGX10,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$61.23
UGX233,414
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$6.01
UGX22,917
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
United States
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$16.42
UGX62,595
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$20.14
UGX76,782
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$45.26
UGX172,522
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$58.78
UGX224,077
|
|
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