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Kampala vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 8.2% cheaper than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 14.7% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 9.8% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 10.9% more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 45.4% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP137.19	$2.86 UGX10,119	-72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.82	$8.80 UGX31,130	+46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.88	$0.49 UGX1,729	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.39	$0.30 UGX1,071	-37.0%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.40	$1.17 UGX4,122	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.46	$2.18 UGX7,725	-36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.48	$2.80 UGX9,909	-49.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.88	$1.82 UGX6,443	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP31.11	$2.24 UGX7,911	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.59	$1.29 UGX4,580	+62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.63	$0.65 UGX2,295	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.63	$0.77 UGX2,724	-3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.72	$0.73 UGX2,577	-0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.54	$0.73 UGX2,570	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.69	$0.78 UGX2,754	+34.6%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.92	$5.73 UGX20,270	+33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP409.08	$42.91 UGX151,787	+39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-51.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP271.89	$4.00 UGX14,167	-80.4%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 9.8% more for housing

	Gaborone	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP693.44	$46.09 UGX163,031	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	+56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	$206.19 UGX729,421	+28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP703.47	$35.00 UGX123,811	-33.9%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 10.9% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	$173.88 UGX615,099	+18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	+3.5%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.93	$1.43 UGX5,060	-36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.49	$2.86 UGX10,119	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.89	$3.65 UGX12,902	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP429.75	$45.77 UGX161,906	+41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.80	$6.44 UGX22,768	-4.8%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP611.12	$16.81 UGX59,450	-63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP324.27	$15.94 UGX56,378	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP954.10	$43.26 UGX153,052	-39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	$50.77 UGX179,615	-43.7%
Average			-45.4%

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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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