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Kampala vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 0.4% cheaper than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% more in Kampala
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 41.7% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 59.5% more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.3% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN2,941.56	$2.86 UGX10,794	+31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,275.37	$8.80 UGX33,207	+89.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN895.22	$0.49 UGX1,844	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN583.58	$0.30 UGX1,143	-29.8%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Abuja	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,557.24	$1.17 UGX4,397	+1.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN3,992.31	$2.18 UGX8,240	-26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN15,706.61	$2.80 UGX10,570	-75.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN1,962.75	$1.82 UGX6,873	+25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,759.74	$2.24 UGX8,439	+9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,726.51	$1.29 UGX4,886	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN885.71	$0.65 UGX2,448	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN753.69	$0.77 UGX2,905	+38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,297.10	$0.73 UGX2,749	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,615.81	$0.73 UGX2,742	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,336.09	$0.78 UGX2,938	-21.2%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Abuja	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,107.73	$5.73 UGX21,622	+88.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.91 UGX162K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-61.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN12,559.80	$4.00 UGX15,112	-56.9%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 41.7% less for housing

	Abuja	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN62,210.76	$46.09 UGX174K	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3M	$411.55 UGX2M	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN2M	$206.19 UGX778K	-82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN48,029.75	$35.00 UGX132K	-1.4%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 59.5% more for childcare

	Abuja	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN181K	$173.88 UGX656K	+29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3M	$3,718.64 UGX14M	+89.2%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,420.26	$1.43 UGX5,397	+36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,094.71	$2.86 UGX10,794	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,705.25	$3.65 UGX13,762	+82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN60,646.47	$45.77 UGX173K	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN11,298.47	$6.44 UGX24,286	-22.9%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Abuja	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN40,292.53	$16.81 UGX63,415	-43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN38,906.85	$15.94 UGX60,138	-44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN93,206.52	$43.26 UGX163K	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN116K	$50.77 UGX192K	-40.7%
Average			-41.5%

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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: March 2026

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