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Yaounde vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 33.3% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 58.4% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 44.1% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 23.1% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kampala	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,368	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+86.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,897	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,771	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+264.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,098	$0.73 FCFA413	+141.0%
Average			+113.2%

Kampala vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.4% more for groceries

	Kampala	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,223	$1.10 FCFA624	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,915	$7.12 FCFA4,029	+226.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX10,153	$11.07 FCFA6,259	+295.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,602	$1.89 FCFA1,068	+3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX8,106	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,693	$2.06 FCFA1,165	+59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,351	$0.94 FCFA533	+45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,791	$0.97 FCFA548	+25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,640	$0.56 FCFA314	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,634	$0.75 FCFA426	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,822	$0.68 FCFA383	-13.1%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 44.1% more for transportation

	Kampala	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,769	$5.29 FCFA2,993	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX155,522	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	+237.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,515	$4.18 FCFA2,367	+4.5%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Kampala	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX167,042	$53.42 FCFA30,215	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	$129.09 FCFA73,021	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX747,370	$119.30 FCFA67,482	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX126,857	$63.35 FCFA35,836	+81.0%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 23.1% more for childcare

	Kampala	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX630,235	$343.45 FCFA194,275	+97.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	-51.3%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,184	$1.25 FCFA705	-12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,368	$2.67 FCFA1,511	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX13,219	$1.78 FCFA1,007	-51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX165,890	$24.48 FCFA13,849	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX23,328	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+38.3%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Kampala	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX60,913	$18.99 FCFA10,743	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX57,765	$30.27 FCFA17,122	+89.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX156,818	$19.59 FCFA11,079	-54.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX184,035	$54.31 FCFA30,719	+7.0%
Average			+13.8%

Kampala vs. Yaounde - 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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