Cost of living comparison

Kampala, Uganda

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 2.2 times more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 59.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Beirut

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Kampala. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kampala	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.72 UGX9,950	$10.00 LBP895,577	+268.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 UGX34,734	$7.64 LBP684,131	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 UGX1,658	$1.59 LBP142,333	+251.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 UGX1,144	$1.13 LBP101,200	+261.8%
Average			+190.4%

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Kampala	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 UGX4,498	$0.91 LBP81,901	-25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.81 UGX6,614	$5.48 LBP490,328	+203.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.58 UGX9,435	$6.19 LBP554,155	+140.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 UGX6,833	$2.72 LBP243,302	+45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 UGX7,927	$3.84 LBP343,533	+77.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 UGX4,527	$0.69 LBP61,948	-44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 UGX2,494	$0.56 LBP49,753	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 UGX3,050	$0.41 LBP36,773	-50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 UGX2,562	$0.47 LBP41,774	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 UGX2,458	$0.39 LBP35,071	-41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 UGX3,085	$0.44 LBP39,279	-47.9%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Kampala	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 UGX21,060	$3.49 LBP312,618	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.35 UGX166,129	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	+65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,827.16 UGX32,338,834	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,730,014	+239.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.72 UGX9,950	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	+369.4%
Average			+158.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kampala	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62 UGX258,711	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$364.73 UGX1,336,198	$738.24 LBP66,114,631	+102.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$241.73 UGX885,587	$359.38 LBP32,184,787	+48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.44 UGX115,194	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	+412.6%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 59.6% more for childcare

	Kampala	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.15 UGX462,141	$283.33 LBP25,374,672	+124.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,345.68 UGX15,920,657	$4,111.11 LBP368,181,520	-5.4%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 UGX4,975	$3.00 LBP268,673	+120.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 UGX9,996	$2.80 LBP250,761	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 UGX10,199	$2.00 LBP179,115	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.08 UGX172,474	$59.33 LBP5,313,755	+26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 UGX24,876	$7.00 LBP626,904	+3.1%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Kampala	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.11 UGX62,688	$78.12 LBP6,996,693	+356.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.24 UGX48,508	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	+337.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.20 UGX121,616	$103.12 LBP9,235,634	+210.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.10 UGX183,530	$110.71 LBP9,915,313	+121.0%
Average			+256.3%

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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: April 2025

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