Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 63.2% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Washington, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$2.66
UGX9,799
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.99
UGX29,398
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$0.42
UGX1,552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.30
UGX1,089
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$1.24
UGX4,545
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$1.55
UGX5,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$2.78
UGX10,230
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$1.76
UGX6,473
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$2.10
UGX7,705
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.24
UGX4,557
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.67
UGX2,465
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.78
UGX2,864
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.60
UGX2,223
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.49
UGX1,787
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.67
UGX2,462
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$5.85
UGX21,503
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$53.30
UGX195,987
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$9,992.84
UGX36,747,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$4.26
UGX15,679
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$82.83
UGX304,593
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$281.28
UGX1,034,378
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$179.13
UGX658,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$35.76
UGX131,496
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$156.55
UGX575,713
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$4,882.34
UGX17,954,292
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.27
UGX4,655
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$2.52
UGX9,255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$2.66
UGX9,799
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$59.62
UGX219,261
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$5.86
UGX21,559
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Washington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$17.45
UGX64,186
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$23.49
UGX86,370
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$36.31
UGX133,516
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$53.30
UGX195,987
|
|
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