Cost of living comparison

 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
compared to
 Kampala, Uganda
Kampala vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary
Kampala vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

pay 39.7% less for restaurants

 
Abu Dhabi
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.89
AED40.00
$2.72
UGX9,740
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
AED35.00
$9.48
UGX33,999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
AED3.95
$0.45
UGX1,623

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

 
Abu Dhabi
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$1.37
AED5.03
$1.23
UGX4,402
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.80
AED17.63
$1.81
UGX6,474
Milk (1 gallon) $6.85
AED25.17
$2.58
UGX9,235

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

 
Abu Dhabi
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.03
AED11.11
$5.75
UGX20,615
Monthly public transit pass $24.50
AED90.00
$45.35
UGX162,613
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,026.41
AED165,383.13
$8,827.16
UGX31,654,578

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pay 63.5% less for housing

 
Abu Dhabi
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$103.04
AED378.47
$70.62
UGX253,237
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,349.31
AED4,956.03
$364.73
UGX1,307,925
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,005.59
AED3,693.57
$241.73
UGX866,848

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pay 73.7% less for childcare

 
Abu Dhabi
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $669.40
AED2,458.71
$126.15
UGX452,363
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,841.46
AED47,166.99
$4,345.68
UGX15,583,792

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Abu Dhabi
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.89
AED40.00
$1.36
UGX4,870
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.88
AED21.61
$2.73
UGX9,784
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.13
AED22.50
$2.78
UGX9,983

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pay 67.9% less for clothing

 
Abu Dhabi
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.20
AED246.82
$17.11
UGX61,361
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.59
AED229.91
$13.24
UGX47,482
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.06
AED378.55
$33.20
UGX119,043

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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