Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 36.3% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.83
|
$9.48
UGX34,639
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.80
|
$0.45
UGX1,654
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$1.23
UGX4,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.61
|
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS19.08
|
$1.87
UGX6,814
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.65
|
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.89
|
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.16
|
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.65
|
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.65
|
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$5.75
UGX21,003
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.66
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,502.01
|
$364.73
UGX1,332,569
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,293.47
|
$241.73
UGX883,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS548.40
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,821.00
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.97
|
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS404.33
|
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$6.79
UGX24,808
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS305.80
|
$17.11
UGX62,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS586.11
|
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
|
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