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Kampala vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 6.4% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 26.8% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 91.2% more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Khartoum	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,507.50	$2.86 UGX10,754	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,507.50	$8.80 UGX33,084	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.29	$0.49 UGX1,837	-19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.33	$0.30 UGX1,139	-28.7%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG811.38	$1.17 UGX4,381	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,347.39	$2.18 UGX8,210	-69.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,684.58	$2.80 UGX10,531	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,715.07	$1.82 UGX6,848	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,772.10	$2.24 UGX8,407	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,343.99	$1.29 UGX4,868	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.69	$0.65 UGX2,439	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.26	$0.77 UGX2,895	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG509.98	$0.73 UGX2,738	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG359.92	$0.73 UGX2,732	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG285.85	$0.78 UGX2,927	+63.7%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Khartoum	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,022.61	$5.73 UGX21,542	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.91 UGX161K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$10,011.73 UGX38M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,923.73	$4.00 UGX15,056	-65.2%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 26.8% less for housing

	Khartoum	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,158.58	$46.09 UGX173K	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG369K	$411.55 UGX2M	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174K	$206.19 UGX775K	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,709.77	$35.00 UGX132K	-11.3%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 91.2% more for childcare

	Khartoum	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,241.24	$173.88 UGX654K	+92.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1M	$3,718.64 UGX14M	+89.6%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,202.00	$1.43 UGX5,377	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,230.08	$2.86 UGX10,754	+39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG901.50	$3.65 UGX13,712	+143.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,033.33	$45.77 UGX172K	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,404.00	$6.44 UGX24,197	+60.9%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Khartoum	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,915.16	$16.81 UGX63,180	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$15.94 UGX59,916
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,055.00	$43.26 UGX163K	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,552.50	$50.77 UGX191K	-3.3%
Average			-3.8%

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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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