Cost of living comparison

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Kampala vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 51.7% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 5.8% more in Kampala
Groceries
pay 52.1% more in Kampala
Transportation
pay 42.0% more in Kampala
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.5% more in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.8% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,753.18
$2.72
UGX10,012
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,012.71
$9.48
UGX34,950
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,742.83
$0.45
UGX1,669

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pay 52.1% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,376.59
$1.23
UGX4,526
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,129.77
$1.81
UGX6,655
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,194.67
$2.58
UGX9,493

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,339.35
$5.75
UGX21,191
Monthly public transit pass ?? $45.35
UGX167,164
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $8,827.16
UGX32,540,293

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Dodoma
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS76,050.83
$70.62
UGX260,322
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $364.73
UGX1,344,522
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $241.73
UGX891,103

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $126.15
UGX465,020
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $4,345.68
UGX16,019,836

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,851.91
$1.36
UGX5,006
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,446.64
$2.73
UGX10,058
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,753.18
$2.78
UGX10,263

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $17.11
UGX63,078
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $13.24
UGX48,810
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $33.20
UGX122,374

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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: February 2025
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