Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 12.6% cheaper than Freetown.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.48
UGX34,558
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.45
UGX1,650
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.31
UGX1,139
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.23
UGX4,475
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.81
UGX6,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$2.58
UGX9,387
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.87
UGX6,798
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.16
UGX7,887
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.24
UGX4,504
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.68
UGX2,482
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
UGX3,034
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.70
UGX2,549
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.67
UGX2,445
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.84
UGX3,069
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.75
UGX20,954
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.35
UGX165,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,175,258
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
|
pay 62.4% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$70.62
UGX257,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$364.73
UGX1,329,439
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$241.73
UGX881,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$31.44
UGX114,611
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$126.15
UGX459,804
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,345.68
UGX15,840,127
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.36
UGX4,950
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.73
UGX9,945
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.78
UGX10,148
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$47.08
UGX171,601
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.79
UGX24,750
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$17.11
UGX62,370
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$13.24
UGX48,263
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$33.20
UGX121,001
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.10
UGX182,601
|
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