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Kampala vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 6.5% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 60.0% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 43.8% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 78.2% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 66.7% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Baku	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.41 AZN16.00	$2.72 UGX9,933	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$9.48 UGX34,672	+24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 AZN1.18	$0.45 UGX1,655	-34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 AZN0.61	$0.31 UGX1,142	-12.9%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 60.0% more for groceries

	Baku	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 AZN0.78	$1.23 UGX4,490	+168.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.77 AZN4.71	$1.81 UGX6,602	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 AZN8.72	$2.58 UGX9,418	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 AZN2.40	$1.87 UGX6,821	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 AZN3.58	$2.16 UGX7,913	+2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$1.24 UGX4,519	+150.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 AZN1.32	$0.68 UGX2,490	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$0.83 UGX3,044	+22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 AZN1.40	$0.70 UGX2,557	-15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AZN0.49	$0.67 UGX2,453	+132.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.40	$0.84 UGX3,080	+261.9%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 43.8% more for transportation

	Baku	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 AZN4.19	$5.75 UGX21,023	+133.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$45.35 UGX165,836	+157.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,588.24 AZN35,000.00	$8,827.16 UGX32,281,795	-57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$2.72 UGX9,933	-58.0%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 78.2% more for housing

	Baku	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.84 AZN25.23	$70.62 UGX258,254	+375.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$470.77 AZN800.30	$364.73 UGX1,333,841	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.03 AZN443.75	$241.73 UGX884,025	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.11 AZN80.09	$31.44 UGX114,991	-33.3%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Baku	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$232.47 AZN395.20	$126.15 UGX461,326	-45.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,199.10 AZN10,538.46	$4,345.68 UGX15,892,576	-29.9%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$1.36 UGX4,966	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 AZN6.12	$2.73 UGX9,978	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$2.78 UGX10,181	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.42 AZN84.02	$47.08 UGX172,170	-4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$6.79 UGX24,832	+15.4%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 66.7% less for clothing

	Baku	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.06 AZN95.30	$17.11 UGX62,577	-69.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.34 AZN97.48	$13.24 UGX48,423	-76.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.29 AZN207.88	$33.20 UGX121,402	-72.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.40 AZN162.18	$50.10 UGX183,206	-47.5%
Average			-66.7%

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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 2025

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