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Kampala vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 38.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% more in Kampala
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Kampala
Housing: pay 97.9% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 46.7% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.9% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 42.5% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.3% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$2.86 UGX10,368	+51.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$8.80 UGX31,897	+103.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$0.49 UGX1,771	+3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.30 UGX1,098	+23.2%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$1.17 UGX4,223	+28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$2.18 UGX7,915	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$2.80 UGX10,153	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$1.82 UGX6,602	+20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$2.24 UGX8,106	+40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$1.29 UGX4,693	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.65 UGX2,351	+38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$0.77 UGX2,791	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$0.73 UGX2,640	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.73 UGX2,634	+64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.78 UGX2,822	+68.9%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$5.73 UGX20,769	+78.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	$42.91 UGX155,522	+466.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	-73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$4.00 UGX14,515	-28.6%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 97.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$46.09 UGX167,042	+431.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	+18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$206.19 UGX747,370	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$35.00 UGX126,857	-37.8%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$173.88 UGX630,235	-24.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	-68.4%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$1.43 UGX5,184	+51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$2.86 UGX10,368	+59.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$3.65 UGX13,219	+175.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$45.77 UGX165,890	+63.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$6.44 UGX23,328	+69.9%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 42.5% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$16.81 UGX60,913	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$15.94 UGX57,765	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$43.26 UGX156,818	-50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$50.77 UGX184,035	-29.9%
Average			-42.5%

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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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