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Kampala vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 16.4% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 85.4% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 24.1% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 6.5% more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 41.9% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% less for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS58.35	$2.86 UGX10,754	-53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS86.26	$8.80 UGX33,084	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.75	$0.49 UGX1,837	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.33	$0.30 UGX1,139	-12.9%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.70	$1.17 UGX4,381	+96.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS55.81	$2.18 UGX8,210	-62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS37.99	$2.80 UGX10,531	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.90	$1.82 UGX6,848	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS19.68	$2.24 UGX8,407	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.43	$1.29 UGX4,868	+67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.81	$0.65 UGX2,439	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.84	$0.77 UGX2,895	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.47	$0.73 UGX2,738	+27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.97	$0.73 UGX2,732	+134.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.28	$0.78 UGX2,927	+227.3%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 85.4% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS39.49	$5.73 UGX21,542	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS101.48	$42.91 UGX161K	+305.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS112K	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS34.50	$4.00 UGX15,056	+11.2%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 24.1% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS187.74	$46.09 UGX173K	+135.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS4,143.79	$411.55 UGX2M	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,392.04	$206.19 UGX775K	-17.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS402.63	$35.00 UGX132K	-16.7%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 6.5% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS1,014.81	$173.88 UGX654K	+64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS73,066.03	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-51.2%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS10.15	$1.43 UGX5,377	+35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS18.60	$2.86 UGX10,754	+47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS30.44	$3.65 UGX13,712	+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS403.51	$45.77 UGX172K	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS50.74	$6.44 UGX24,197	+21.6%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 41.9% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS310.78	$16.81 UGX63,180	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS391.72	$15.94 UGX59,916	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS761.10	$43.26 UGX163K	-45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS558.14	$50.77 UGX191K	-12.8%
Average			-41.9%

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