Cost of living comparison

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Kampala vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 68.8% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants
pay 37.6% more in Kampala
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Kampala
Transportation
pay 79.7% more in Kampala
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Kampala
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.0% more in Kampala
Clothing
pay 21.5% less in Kampala

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Kampala are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 37.6% more for restaurants

 
Delhi
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.64
₹518.30
$2.86
UGX10,500
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.95
₹362.81
$8.80
UGX32,302
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
₹44.12
$0.49
UGX1,794

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Delhi
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
₹51.77
$1.17
UGX4,277
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
₹214.72
$2.18
UGX8,016
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₹267.39
$2.80
UGX10,282

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

 
Delhi
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
₹388.14
$5.73
UGX21,033
Monthly public transit pass $11.27
₹1,036.60
$42.91
UGX158K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,220.85
₹1M
$10,011.73
UGX37M

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Delhi
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.34
₹766.93
$46.09
UGX169K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $229.89
₹21,136.56
$411.55
UGX2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $139.05
₹12,784.75
$206.19
UGX757K

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Delhi
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $71.33
₹6,558.03
$173.88
UGX638K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,932.31
₹178K
$3,718.64
UGX14M

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pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Delhi
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
₹207.32
$1.43
UGX5,250
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
₹193.92
$2.86
UGX10,500
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.95
₹362.81
$3.65
UGX13,388

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

 
Delhi
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.76
₹2,551.99
$16.81
UGX61,688
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.10
₹3,134.93
$15.94
UGX58,500
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.38
₹4,816.21
$43.26
UGX159K

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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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