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Kampala vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 19.9% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 58.1% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 75.9% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 60.3% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 21.1% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 55.9% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	Bishkek	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$2.86 UGX10,754	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 KGS500.00	$8.80 UGX33,084	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 KGS60.00	$0.49 UGX1,837	-28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 KGS31.09	$0.30 UGX1,139	-14.8%
Average			-12.0%

Bishkek vs. Kampala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.1% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 KGS42.62	$1.17 UGX4,381	+139.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 KGS355.39	$2.18 UGX8,210	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.12	$2.80 UGX10,531	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KGS150.42	$1.82 UGX6,848	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 KGS190.68	$2.24 UGX8,407	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 KGS43.27	$1.29 UGX4,868	+161.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.62	$0.65 UGX2,439	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.41	$0.77 UGX2,895	-17.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS62.37	$0.73 UGX2,738	+2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.54	$0.73 UGX2,732	+181.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.17	$0.78 UGX2,927	+255.1%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 75.9% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.11 KGS272.26	$5.73 UGX21,542	+84.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$42.91 UGX161K	+267.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,735.85 KGS3M	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-73.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 KGS280.00	$4.00 UGX15,056	+25.1%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 60.3% more for housing

	Bishkek	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	$46.09 UGX173K	+286.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	$411.55 UGX2M	-18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	$206.19 UGX775K	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	$35.00 UGX132K	+18.1%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 21.1% less for childcare

	Bishkek	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	$173.88 UGX654K	-12.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,249.21 KGS459K	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-29.2%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$1.43 UGX5,377	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KGS186.30	$2.86 UGX10,754	+34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KGS160.00	$3.65 UGX13,712	+99.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	$45.77 UGX172K	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 KGS420.00	$6.44 UGX24,197	+34.0%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 55.9% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	$16.81 UGX63,180	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	$15.94 UGX59,916	-59.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	$43.26 UGX163K	-55.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	$50.77 UGX191K	-52.0%
Average			-55.9%

Bishkek vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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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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