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Kampala vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 35.1% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 67.3% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 0.3% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 46.2% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104K	$2.86 UGX10,754	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$8.80 UGX33,084	+46.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.49 UGX1,837	-64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.30 UGX1,139	-63.1%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 67.3% more for groceries

	Damascus	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$1.17 UGX4,381	+135.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$2.18 UGX8,210	+35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$2.80 UGX10,531	-25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$1.82 UGX6,848	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$2.24 UGX8,407	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$1.29 UGX4,868	+187.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.65 UGX2,439	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.77 UGX2,895	+56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.73 UGX2,738	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.73 UGX2,732	+127.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.78 UGX2,927	+160.2%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Damascus	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203K	$5.73 UGX21,542	-63.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221K	$42.91 UGX161K	+152.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$4.00 UGX15,056	-42.8%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 0.3% more for housing

	Damascus	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715K	$46.09 UGX173K	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3M	$411.55 UGX2M	+68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2M	$206.19 UGX775K	+16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1M	$35.00 UGX132K	-68.4%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639K	$173.88 UGX654K	+253.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22M	$3,718.64 UGX14M	+118.2%
Average			+185.9%

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pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$1.43 UGX5,377	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$2.86 UGX10,754	+48.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.65 UGX13,712	+21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211K	$45.77 UGX172K	+181.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$6.44 UGX24,197	+114.5%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 46.2% less for clothing

	Damascus	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575K	$16.81 UGX63,180	-62.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536K	$15.94 UGX59,916	-61.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP748K	$43.26 UGX163K	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1M	$50.77 UGX191K	-36.5%
Average			-46.2%

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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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