Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 26.9% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Kampala instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$9.48
UGX34,639
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$0.45
UGX1,654
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.23
UGX4,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$1.87
UGX6,814
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$5.75
UGX21,003
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$364.73
UGX1,332,569
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$241.73
UGX883,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$6.79
UGX24,808
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Kampala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$17.11
UGX62,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
|
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