Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 0.2% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$3.08
KES401.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$5.77
KES753.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$0.60
KES78.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$0.48
KES62.09
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,873
|
$0.50
KES65.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$4.28
KES558.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$2.86
KES373.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,783
|
$1.62
KES211.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$2.32
KES302.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$1.01
KES131.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$0.42
KES54.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$0.60
KES78.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$0.33
KES43.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.29
KES38.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.38
KES49.45
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX21,204
|
$5.64
KES735.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$33.59
KES4,383.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$16,982.90
KES2,216,268.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$8.89
KES1,160.75
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Uganda
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$39.22
KES5,118.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX991,577
|
$184.65
KES24,097.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX594,383
|
$112.87
KES14,729.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
$20.03
KES2,614.06
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$120.67
KES15,747.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$6,188.65
KES807,618.38
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$1.94
KES253.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$2.12
KES277.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$2.66
KES347.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$30.22
KES3,944.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX20,282
|
$5.77
KES753.63
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX58,565
|
$13.35
KES1,742.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$20.55
KES2,682.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$30.06
KES3,922.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$39.30
KES5,128.96
|
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