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Kampala vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 70.7% more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% more in Kampala
Groceries: pay 79.4% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.46 BDT300.06	$2.86 UGX10,368	+16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BDT650.12	$8.80 UGX31,897	+64.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BDT45.51	$0.49 UGX1,771	+30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 BDT21.25	$0.30 UGX1,098	+73.7%
Average			+46.4%

Dhaka vs. Kampala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.4% more for groceries

	Dhaka	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT75.57	$1.17 UGX4,223	+87.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 BDT494.80	$2.18 UGX7,915	-46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.04 BDT370.64	$2.80 UGX10,153	-7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 BDT143.13	$1.82 UGX6,602	+55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 BDT178.97	$2.24 UGX8,106	+52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 BDT155.19	$1.29 UGX4,693	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 BDT58.67	$0.65 UGX2,351	+34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 BDT150.02	$0.77 UGX2,791	-37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BDT40.38	$0.73 UGX2,640	+119.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 BDT17.97	$0.73 UGX2,634	+392.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 BDT29.56	$0.78 UGX2,822	+220.9%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 BDT475.32	$5.73 UGX20,769	+46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.62 BDT3,000.56	$42.91 UGX155,522	+74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,728.74 BDT3,500,653.84	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	-65.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 BDT550.10	$4.00 UGX14,515	-11.3%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.60 BDT1,656.98	$46.09 UGX167,042	+238.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$121.42 BDT14,795.87	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	+238.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.61 BDT7,751.45	$206.19 UGX747,370	+224.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.46 BDT3,467.60	$35.00 UGX126,857	+23.0%
Average			+181.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.01 BDT6,703.63	$173.88 UGX630,235	+216.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,026.13 BDT246,888.22	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	+83.5%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.10 BDT500.09	$1.43 UGX5,184	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 BDT305.41	$2.86 UGX10,368	+14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.28 BDT400.07	$3.65 UGX13,219	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.42 BDT2,488.46	$45.77 UGX165,890	+124.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.10 BDT500.09	$6.44 UGX23,328	+56.8%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Dhaka	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.02 BDT2,196.06	$16.81 UGX60,913	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.13 BDT2,940.55	$15.94 UGX57,765	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.80 BDT6,067.80	$43.26 UGX156,818	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.29 BDT4,178.05	$50.77 UGX184,035	+48.1%
Average			-1.4%

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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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