Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 56.8% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
$2.27
UGX8,612
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
$8.55
UGX32,420
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$0.31
UGX1,182
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$1.10
UGX4,163
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$2.14
UGX8,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
$2.84
UGX10,773
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$1.64
UGX6,208
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$2.00
UGX7,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.32
UGX5,017
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.53
UGX2,015
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$0.70
UGX2,665
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$0.49
UGX1,866
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$0.46
UGX1,743
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.43
UGX1,628
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
$5.75
UGX21,819
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
$41.41
UGX157,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
$10,687.08
UGX40,525,409
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
$4.27
UGX16,210
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Wellington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
$68.99
UGX261,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
$325.62
UGX1,234,759
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
$160.31
UGX607,881
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
$41.54
UGX157,533
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
$184.06
UGX697,938
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,753,857
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
$1.07
UGX4,053
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$2.67
UGX10,131
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
$2.54
UGX9,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
$61.23
UGX232,177
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
$6.01
UGX22,796
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
$16.42
UGX62,263
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
$20.14
UGX76,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
$45.26
UGX171,607
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
$58.78
UGX222,890
|
|
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