Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Kampala, Uganda

Kampala vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 11.3% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 9.5% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 67.6% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 64.7% less in Kampala

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Kampala are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kampala. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.98	$2.72 UGX9,960	-77.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.08	$9.48 UGX34,767	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.76	$0.45 UGX1,660	-77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.67	$0.31 UGX1,145	-85.8%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.15	$1.23 UGX4,502	+4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.84	$1.81 UGX6,620	-60.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.81	$2.58 UGX9,444	-59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.37	$1.87 UGX6,839	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.55	$2.16 UGX7,934	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.57	$1.24 UGX4,531	+111.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.37	$0.68 UGX2,497	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.29	$0.83 UGX3,053	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.86	$0.70 UGX2,564	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.22	$0.67 UGX2,460	+32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.93	$0.84 UGX3,088	+91.1%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.73	$5.75 UGX21,081	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON75.61	$45.35 UGX166,289	+163.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON114,052.27	$8,827.16 UGX32,370,141	-66.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.52	$2.72 UGX9,960	-53.3%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.03	$70.62 UGX258,961	+654.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,640.15	$364.73 UGX1,337,492	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,742.29	$241.73 UGX886,444	-39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON570.49	$31.44 UGX115,305	-75.8%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,315.64	$126.15 UGX462,589	-76.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,631.48	$4,345.68 UGX15,936,069	-59.1%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.18	$1.36 UGX4,980	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.89	$2.73 UGX10,005	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.23	$2.78 UGX10,209	-53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON218.61	$47.08 UGX172,641	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.80	$6.79 UGX24,900	-21.2%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 64.7% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON343.94	$17.11 UGX62,748	-78.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON174.03	$13.24 UGX48,555	-66.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON376.96	$33.20 UGX121,734	-61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON464.06	$50.10 UGX183,707	-52.7%
Average			-64.7%

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