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Tehran vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 12.7% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Tehran
Housing: pay 21.9% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 37.4% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 88.2% more in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Kampala	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,119	$3.80 IRR160,028	+32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,130	$4.50 IRR189,506	-48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,729	$0.47 IRR19,798	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,071	$1.02 IRR42,822	+235.7%
Average			+53.9%

Kampala vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Kampala	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,122	$0.54 IRR22,591	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,725	$1.89 IRR79,438	-13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX9,909	$2.35 IRR99,064	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,443	$1.11 IRR46,868	-38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX7,911	$1.41 IRR59,430	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,580	$0.41 IRR17,234	-68.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,295	$0.68 IRR28,724	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,724	$0.38 IRR16,023	-50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,577	$0.29 IRR12,056	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,570	$0.24 IRR10,249	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,754	$0.23 IRR9,695	-70.4%
Average			-42.8%

Kampala vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kampala	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,270	$2.75 IRR115,729	-52.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX151,787	$6.55 IRR275,849	-84.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+579.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,167	$2.85 IRR120,021	-28.8%
Average			+103.4%

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pay 21.9% less for housing

	Kampala	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX163,031	$5.76 IRR242,422	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	$450.54 IRR18,973,431	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX729,421	$321.19 IRR13,526,193	+55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX123,811	$12.05 IRR507,532	-65.6%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 37.4% less for childcare

	Kampala	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX615,099	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	-28.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-45.9%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,060	$0.65 IRR27,373	-54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,119	$1.23 IRR51,918	-56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX12,902	$2.50 IRR105,281	-31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX161,906	$21.91 IRR922,802	-52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX22,768	$1.50 IRR63,169	-76.7%
Average			-54.4%

Kampala vs. Tehran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 88.2% more for clothing

	Kampala	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX59,450	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	+50.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX56,378	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	+93.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX153,052	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+171.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX179,615	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	+37.5%
Average			+88.2%

Kampala vs. Tehran - 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: December 2025

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