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Kampala vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 16.6% cheaper than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 25.0% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 44.9% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.1% less for restaurants

	Harare	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$2.86 UGX10,119	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$8.80 UGX31,130	+46.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.49 UGX1,729	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.30 UGX1,071	-33.8%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Harare	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.17 UGX4,122	+16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$2.18 UGX7,725	-62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$2.80 UGX9,909	-54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$1.82 UGX6,443	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.24 UGX7,911	-24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.29 UGX4,580	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.65 UGX2,295	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.77 UGX2,724	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.73 UGX2,577	-3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.73 UGX2,570	+2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.78 UGX2,754	-19.5%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Harare	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$5.73 UGX20,270	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$42.91 UGX151,787	-22.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$4.00 UGX14,167	-80.9%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 25.0% less for housing

	Harare	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$46.09 UGX163,031	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$206.19 UGX729,421	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$35.00 UGX123,811	-23.7%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 44.9% less for childcare

	Harare	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$173.88 UGX615,099	-32.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	-57.8%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.43 UGX5,060	-4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.86 UGX10,119	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$3.65 UGX12,902	+203.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$45.77 UGX161,906	-17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.44 UGX22,768	-35.6%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Harare	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$16.81 UGX59,450	-11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$15.94 UGX56,378	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$43.26 UGX153,052	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$50.77 UGX179,615	+30.7%
Average			+5.4%

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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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