Cost of living comparison

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Kampala vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 2.3 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants
pay 35.0% more in Kampala
Groceries
pay 2.9 times more in Kampala
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Kampala
Housing
pay 79.9% more in Kampala
Childcare
pay 4.2 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Kampala
Clothing
pay 50.6% more in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

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

pay 35.0% more for restaurants

 
Kabul
Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.63
AFN194
$2.72
UGX9,965
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.31
AFN538
$9.48
UGX34,786
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
AFN28
$0.45
UGX1,661

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

 
Kabul
Kampala
Bread
1 loaf
$0.25
AFN18
$1.23
UGX4,504
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.96
AFN144
$1.81
UGX6,624
Milk (1 gallon) $3.05
AFN224
$2.58
UGX9,449

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Kabul
Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.96
AFN291
$5.75
UGX21,092
Monthly public transit pass $8.93
AFN657
$45.35
UGX166,379
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,079.28
AFN520,327
$8,827.16
UGX32,387,619

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pay 79.9% more for housing

 
Kabul
Kampala
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$130.18
AFN9,568
$70.62
UGX259,101
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $103.61
AFN7,615
$364.73
UGX1,338,214
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $89.85
AFN6,604
$241.73
UGX886,922

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

 
Kabul
Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $23.40
AFN1,720
$126.15
UGX462,838
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,462.66
AFN107,506
$4,345.68
UGX15,944,674

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Kabul
Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.93
AFN215
$1.36
UGX4,983
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.27
AFN93
$2.73
UGX10,011
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.63
AFN194
$2.78
UGX10,215

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

 
Kabul
Kampala
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.97
AFN806
$17.11
UGX62,782
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$16.03
AFN1,178
$13.24
UGX48,581
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$23.77
AFN1,747
$33.20
UGX121,800

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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: February 2025
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