Cost of living comparison

 Kenya
compared to
 Uganda
Uganda vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 12.5% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.2% more in Uganda
Groceries
pay 44.3% more in Uganda
Transportation
pay 21.0% less in Uganda
Housing
pay 68.6% more in Uganda
Childcare
pay 20.7% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.8% more in Uganda
Clothing
pay 7.6% more in Uganda

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Uganda are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Uganda.

Uganda vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uganda instead of Kenya, you would:

pay 0.2% more for restaurants

 
Kenya
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.25
KES420.59
$2.72
UGX9,733
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.64
KES730.69
$9.48
UGX33,966
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
KES71.21
$0.44
UGX1,590

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pay 44.3% more for groceries

 
Kenya
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
KES64.97
$1.02
UGX3,660
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.85
KES499.12
$1.81
UGX6,469
Milk (1 gallon) $2.73
KES353.44
$2.58
UGX9,228

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

 
Kenya
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.65
KES732.18
$5.57
UGX19,971
Monthly public transit pass $32.71
KES4,236.16
$45.35
UGX162,497
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,627.25
KES2,153,228.74
$8,827.16
UGX31,631,953

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pay 68.6% more for housing

 
Kenya
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.26
KES4,954.18
$70.62
UGX253,056
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $175.35
KES22,707.97
$304.59
UGX1,091,476
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $99.93
KES12,940.45
$188.77
UGX676,437

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pay 20.7% less for childcare

 
Kenya
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $135.79
KES17,585.42
$126.15
UGX452,040
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,611.54
KES856,194.26
$4,345.68
UGX15,572,654

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kenya
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.99
KES258.06
$1.36
UGX4,866
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
KES279.99
$2.73
UGX9,777
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.93
KES379.25
$2.78
UGX9,976

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

 
Kenya
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$12.19
KES1,578.43
$15.35
UGX54,991
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.75
KES2,557.62
$13.24
UGX47,448
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$35.28
KES4,569.17
$33.20
UGX118,958

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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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