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Kampala vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 55.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 38.9% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 52.0% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 55.4% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 73.5% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 67.2% less in Kampala

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.4% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$2.86 UGX10,368	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$8.80 UGX31,897	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$0.49 UGX1,771	-80.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.30 UGX1,098	-84.7%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 38.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.17 UGX4,223	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$2.18 UGX7,915	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$2.80 UGX10,153	-58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$1.82 UGX6,602	-73.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$2.24 UGX8,106	-53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.29 UGX4,693	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.65 UGX2,351	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$0.77 UGX2,791	-42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$0.73 UGX2,640	-68.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.73 UGX2,634	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.78 UGX2,822	+14.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$5.73 UGX20,769	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	$42.91 UGX155,522	-60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	-67.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$4.00 UGX14,515	-72.5%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 55.4% less for housing

	Wellington	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$46.09 UGX167,042	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$206.19 UGX747,370	-81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$35.00 UGX126,857	-68.0%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 73.5% less for childcare

	Wellington	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$173.88 UGX630,235	-77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	-69.5%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$1.43 UGX5,184	-78.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$2.86 UGX10,368	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$3.65 UGX13,219	-85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$45.77 UGX165,890	+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$6.44 UGX23,328	-44.2%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 67.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$16.81 UGX60,913	-75.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$15.94 UGX57,765	-65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$43.26 UGX156,818	-61.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$50.77 UGX184,035	-65.3%
Average			-67.2%

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