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Kampala vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 13.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 56.7% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 60.0% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.5% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$2.86 UGX10,368	-66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$8.80 UGX31,897	+46.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.49 UGX1,771	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.30 UGX1,098	-34.6%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$1.17 UGX4,223	+48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$2.18 UGX7,915	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$2.80 UGX10,153	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$1.82 UGX6,602	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.24 UGX8,106	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.29 UGX4,693	+134.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.65 UGX2,351	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.77 UGX2,791	-9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.73 UGX2,640	-28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.73 UGX2,634	+94.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.78 UGX2,822	+207.3%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 56.7% more for transportation

	Kiev	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$5.73 UGX20,769	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	$42.91 UGX155,522	+319.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	-67.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$4.00 UGX14,515	-33.5%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$46.09 UGX167,042	+554.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$206.19 UGX747,370	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$35.00 UGX126,857	-56.8%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$173.88 UGX630,235	-53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	-52.6%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.43 UGX5,184	+32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.86 UGX10,368	+74.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$3.65 UGX13,219	+26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$45.77 UGX165,890	+18.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$6.44 UGX23,328	+33.7%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$16.81 UGX60,913	-75.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$15.94 UGX57,765	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$43.26 UGX156,818	-55.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$50.77 UGX184,035	-53.6%
Average			-60.0%

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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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