Cost of living comparison

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Kampala is 5.9% cheaper than Nairobi.

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES498.05
$2.72
UGX9,900
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
KES796.87
$9.48
UGX34,558
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
KES85.65
$0.45
UGX1,650

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.13
$1.23
UGX4,475
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59
KES722.48
$1.81
UGX6,581
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
KES433.19
$2.58
UGX9,387

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pay 23.6% less for transportation

 
Nairobi
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
KES798.05
$5.75
UGX20,954
Monthly public transit pass $30.83
KES3,984.37
$45.35
UGX165,288
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
$8,827.16
UGX32,175,258

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pay 37.5% more for housing

 
Nairobi
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.39
KES5,091.51
$70.62
UGX257,402
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.53
KES55,387.25
$364.73
UGX1,329,439
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.44
KES21,511.79
$241.73
UGX881,107

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $166.67
KES21,542.71
$126.15
UGX459,804
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
$4,345.68
UGX15,840,127

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES298.83
$1.36
UGX4,950
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES289.63
$2.73
UGX9,945
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.08
KES398.44
$2.78
UGX10,148

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

 
Nairobi
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.84
KES2,176.94
$17.11
UGX62,370
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
KES2,966.15
$13.24
UGX48,263
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.84
KES7,992.47
$33.20
UGX121,001

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