Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kampala is 63.2% cheaper than Washington.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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