Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 51.3% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.0% less in Kampala
- Groceries
-
pay 27.8% less in Kampala
- Housing
-
pay 53.4% less in Kampala
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.8% less in Kampala
- Clothing
-
pay 77.6% less in Kampala
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kampala.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$2.72
UGX9,933
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.48
UGX34,672
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.45
UGX1,655
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.31
UGX1,142
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.23
UGX4,490
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$1.81
UGX6,602
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$2.58
UGX9,418
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.87
UGX6,821
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.16
UGX7,913
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.24
UGX4,519
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.68
UGX2,490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.83
UGX3,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.70
UGX2,557
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.67
UGX2,453
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.84
UGX3,080
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.75
UGX21,023
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.35
UGX165,836
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,827.16
UGX32,281,795
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.72
UGX9,933
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$70.62
UGX258,254
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$364.73
UGX1,333,841
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$241.73
UGX884,025
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$31.44
UGX114,991
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$126.15
UGX461,326
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,345.68
UGX15,892,576
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.36
UGX4,966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.73
UGX9,978
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.78
UGX10,181
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.08
UGX172,170
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$6.79
UGX24,832
|
|
pay 77.6% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$17.11
UGX62,577
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$13.24
UGX48,423
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$33.20
UGX121,402
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.10
UGX183,206
|
|
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