Cost of living comparison
Amman is 82.0% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Amman instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
|
Kampala
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,558
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
UGX1,650
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,139
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Kampala
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
UGX4,475
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,581
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,387
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
UGX6,798
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,887
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,504
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,482
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,034
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,549
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,445
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,069
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Kampala
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX20,954
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,288
|
$42.31
JOD30.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,175,258
|
$25,384.29
JOD18,007.620
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
|
Kampala
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX257,402
|
$34.80
JOD24.690
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.73
UGX1,329,439
|
$440.45
JOD312.460
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$241.73
UGX881,107
|
$277.09
JOD196.560
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,611
|
$73.55
JOD52.180
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
|
Kampala
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX459,804
|
$238.75
JOD169.370
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,840,127
|
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.590
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kampala
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,950
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,945
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,148
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX171,601
|
$58.15
JOD41.250
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
UGX24,750
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Kampala
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.11
UGX62,370
|
$64.45
JOD45.720
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,263
|
$50.44
JOD35.780
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,001
|
$109.69
JOD77.810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX182,601
|
$84.79
JOD60.150
|
|
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