Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 2.7 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,639
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
UGX1,654
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
UGX4,485
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
$6.52
€6.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
UGX6,814
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
$3.46
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
$1.98
€1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,003
|
$6.43
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
$38.58
€36.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$15.65
€15.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.73
UGX1,332,569
|
$769.99
€738.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$241.73
UGX883,182
|
$617.27
€591.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
$612.91
€587.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
$2.81
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
$45.95
€44.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
UGX24,808
|
$11.15
€10.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.11
UGX62,517
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
$101.33
€97.15
|
|
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