Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 2.1 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,639
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
UGX1,654
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
|
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
UGX4,485
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
UGX6,814
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,003
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.73
UGX1,332,569
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$241.73
UGX883,182
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
|
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
UGX24,808
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Kampala
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.11
UGX62,517
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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