Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 24.2% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$9.48
UGX34,901
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.45
UGX1,666
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$1.23
UGX4,519
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$1.87
UGX6,865
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$0.83
UGX3,065
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$5.75
UGX21,162
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$364.73
UGX1,342,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$241.73
UGX889,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$6.79
UGX24,996
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$17.11
UGX62,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
|
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