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Kampala vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 60.1% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% more in Kampala
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 71.1% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 96.8% more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 22.5% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.9% more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.83 PKR789.91	$2.86 UGX10,754	+1.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.95 PKR1,382.35	$8.80 UGX33,084	+77.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 PKR107.44	$0.49 UGX1,837	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.24	$0.30 UGX1,139	+25.8%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Islamabad	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PKR186.74	$1.17 UGX4,381	+74.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 PKR936.79	$2.18 UGX8,210	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PKR1,046.55	$2.80 UGX10,531	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 PKR342.51	$1.82 UGX6,848	+48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 PKR411.89	$2.24 UGX8,407	+51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PKR137.07	$1.29 UGX4,868	+163.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR103.39	$0.65 UGX2,439	+75.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR112.18	$0.77 UGX2,895	+91.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.55	$0.73 UGX2,738	+205.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.24	$0.73 UGX2,732	+320.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.29	$0.78 UGX2,927	+227.9%
Average			+109.0%

Islamabad vs. Kampala - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	Islamabad	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR994.02	$5.73 UGX21,542	+60.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.37 PKR2,616.59	$42.91 UGX161K	+357.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR6M	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 PKR1,194.75	$4.00 UGX15,056	-6.4%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 71.1% more for housing

	Islamabad	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.04 PKR5,035.71	$46.09 UGX173K	+155.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.95 PKR57,221.79	$411.55 UGX2M	+100.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.30 PKR31,075.46	$206.19 UGX775K	+85.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.95 PKR22,879.38	$35.00 UGX132K	-57.3%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 96.8% more for childcare

	Islamabad	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.67 PKR16,939.96	$173.88 UGX654K	+186.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,476.38 PKR971K	$3,718.64 UGX14M	+7.0%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PKR839.28	$1.43 UGX5,377	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 PKR579.60	$2.86 UGX10,754	+37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR592.44	$3.65 UGX13,712	+71.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.87 PKR6,106.25	$45.77 UGX172K	+109.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,184.87	$6.44 UGX24,197	+51.7%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 22.5% less for clothing

	Islamabad	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.22 PKR5,924.36	$16.81 UGX63,180	-20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 PKR7,812.02	$15.94 UGX59,916	-43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.73 PKR25,610.51	$43.26 UGX163K	-52.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.09 PKR11,192.88	$50.77 UGX191K	+26.7%
Average			-22.5%

Islamabad vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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