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Kampala vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 6.5% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 36.8% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 71.4% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 22.4% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 72.3% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 60.3% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.9% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY408.90	$2.86 UGX10,368	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY357.79	$8.80 UGX31,897	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.34	$0.49 UGX1,771	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.41	$0.30 UGX1,098	-26.1%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 36.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.33	$1.17 UGX4,223	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.37	$2.18 UGX7,915	-54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY155.89	$2.80 UGX10,153	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.58	$1.82 UGX6,602	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.22	$2.24 UGX8,106	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.62	$1.29 UGX4,693	+85.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.66	$0.65 UGX2,351	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.50	$0.77 UGX2,791	+28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.02	$0.73 UGX2,640	+14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.53	$0.73 UGX2,634	+146.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.62	$0.78 UGX2,822	+211.4%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 71.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.37	$5.73 UGX20,769	+29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.35	$42.91 UGX155,522	+375.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,044,517.96	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	-79.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.23	$4.00 UGX14,515	-40.6%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 22.4% more for housing

	Ankara	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.11	$46.09 UGX167,042	+235.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,481.90	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,783.85	$206.19 UGX747,370	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,640.57	$35.00 UGX126,857	-43.7%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 72.3% less for childcare

	Ankara	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,517.16	$173.88 UGX630,235	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY599,500.26	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	-73.6%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.34	$1.43 UGX5,184	-60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY136.92	$2.86 UGX10,368	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.00	$3.65 UGX13,219	+68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,375.54	$45.77 UGX165,890	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.45	$6.44 UGX23,328
Average			-5.3%

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pay 60.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,435.36	$16.81 UGX60,913	-70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,935.30	$15.94 UGX57,765	-65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,426.38	$43.26 UGX156,818	-58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,077.01	$50.77 UGX184,035	-47.1%
Average			-60.3%

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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: December 2025

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