Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kampala is 59.1% cheaper than Dublin.

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

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€20.58
$2.72
UGX10,033
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.29
$9.48
UGX35,023
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.37
$0.45
UGX1,672

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pay 32.6% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.77
$1.23
UGX4,535
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.46
$1.81
UGX6,669
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€5.11
$2.58
UGX9,513

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pay 62.6% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.91
$5.75
UGX21,235
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€118.31
$45.35
UGX167,510
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€37,729.80
$8,827.16
UGX32,607,748

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pay 57.2% less for housing

 
Dublin
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€53.58
$70.62
UGX260,862
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€2,052.48
$364.73
UGX1,347,309
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,753.79
$241.73
UGX892,951

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,255.50
$126.15
UGX465,984
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€9,258.85
$4,345.68
UGX16,053,045

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pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€7.20
$1.36
UGX5,017
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€4.16
$2.73
UGX10,079
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€16.97
$2.78
UGX10,284

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pay 68.0% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€92.21
$17.11
UGX63,209
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€39.45
$13.24
UGX48,912
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€93.80
$33.20
UGX122,627

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