Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 5.9% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$9.48
UGX34,558
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$0.45
UGX1,650
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$0.31
UGX1,139
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$1.23
UGX4,475
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
$1.81
UGX6,581
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$2.58
UGX9,387
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$1.87
UGX6,798
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$2.16
UGX7,887
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
$1.24
UGX4,504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$0.68
UGX2,482
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$0.83
UGX3,034
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$0.70
UGX2,549
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
$0.67
UGX2,445
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$0.84
UGX3,069
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$5.75
UGX20,954
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
$45.35
UGX165,288
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,175,258
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$70.62
UGX257,402
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
$364.73
UGX1,329,439
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
$241.73
UGX881,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
$31.44
UGX114,611
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
$126.15
UGX459,804
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,840,127
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$1.36
UGX4,950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$2.73
UGX9,945
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$2.78
UGX10,148
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$47.08
UGX171,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$6.79
UGX24,750
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Nairobi
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
$17.11
UGX62,370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
$13.24
UGX48,263
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
$33.20
UGX121,001
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
$50.10
UGX182,601
|
|
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