Cost of living comparison

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Kampala is 32.0% cheaper than Riga.

If you lived in Kampala instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 50.8% less for restaurants

 
Riga
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
€10.28
$2.72
UGX9,923
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
€7.99
$9.48
UGX34,639
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.44
€1.38
$0.45
UGX1,654

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

 
Riga
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$1.56
€1.50
$1.23
UGX4,485
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.73
€5.49
$1.81
UGX6,596
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
€4.65
$2.58
UGX9,409

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

 
Riga
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.77
€6.49
$5.75
UGX21,003
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€30.83
$45.35
UGX165,677
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,026.61
€26,871.15
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014

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pay 36.5% more for housing

 
Riga
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.68
€16.95
$70.62
UGX258,008
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $536.44
€514.32
$364.73
UGX1,332,569
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $367.73
€352.57
$241.73
UGX883,182

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

 
Riga
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $538.03
€515.84
$126.15
UGX460,886
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,487.73
€12,931.67
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riga
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.62
$1.36
UGX4,962
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.39
€3.25
$2.73
UGX9,968
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.25
€5.04
$2.78
UGX10,171

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pay 67.9% less for clothing

 
Riga
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.84
€78.46
$17.11
UGX62,517
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.77
€41.97
$13.24
UGX48,377
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.38
€88.57
$33.20
UGX121,286

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