Cost of living comparison
Kampala is 35.1% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kampala instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.45
|
$2.66
UGX9,744
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
$7.99
UGX29,232
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.42
UGX1,543
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.30
UGX1,083
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
$1.24
UGX4,519
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$1.55
UGX5,660
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.29
|
$2.78
UGX10,173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.76
UGX6,437
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.37
|
$2.10
UGX7,661
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.24
UGX4,532
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.78
UGX2,848
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.60
UGX2,210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.49
UGX1,777
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.67
UGX2,448
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.46
|
$5.85
UGX21,382
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$53.30
UGX194,882
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
$9,992.84
UGX36,540,361
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.36
|
$4.26
UGX15,591
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
$82.83
UGX302,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€670.85
|
$281.28
UGX1,028,543
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€478.78
|
$179.13
UGX655,020
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
$35.76
UGX130,754
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€414.61
|
$156.55
UGX572,466
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
$4,882.34
UGX17,853,011
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.27
UGX4,628
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$2.52
UGX9,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
$2.66
UGX9,744
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€51.91
|
$59.62
UGX218,024
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.86
UGX21,437
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kampala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
$17.45
UGX63,824
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
$23.49
UGX85,883
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
$36.31
UGX132,763
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€92.90
|
$53.30
UGX194,882
|
|
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