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Kampala vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 5.4% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Kampala
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 1.0% more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 69.2% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Managua	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.32	$2.86 UGX10,794	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.34	$8.80 UGX33,207	+20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.08	$0.49 UGX1,844	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.87	$0.30 UGX1,143	-53.4%
Average			-28.7%

Managua vs. Kampala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Managua	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 NIO88.66	$1.17 UGX4,397	-51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO212.94	$2.18 UGX8,240	-62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO172.05	$2.80 UGX10,570	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 NIO84.17	$1.82 UGX6,873	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.44	$2.24 UGX8,439	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO65.02	$1.29 UGX4,886	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.45	$0.65 UGX2,448	+64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.99	$0.77 UGX2,905	-5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.21	$0.73 UGX2,749	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 NIO65.25	$0.73 UGX2,742	-59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.76	$0.78 UGX2,938	-22.2%
Average			-24.9%

Managua vs. Kampala - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Managua	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.62	$5.73 UGX21,622	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO220.69	$42.91 UGX162K	+614.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO844K	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 NIO218.33	$4.00 UGX15,112	-32.6%
Average			+134.7%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Managua	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,354.49	$46.09 UGX174K	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 NIO9,428.35	$411.55 UGX2M	+60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.00 NIO6,979.42	$206.19 UGX778K	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,770.32	$35.00 UGX132K	-53.6%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 1.0% more for childcare

	Managua	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,561.12	$173.88 UGX656K	+40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220K	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-38.0%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.96	$1.43 UGX5,397	+5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.73	$2.86 UGX10,794	+24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.69	$3.65 UGX13,762	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.79 NIO1,314.69	$45.77 UGX173K	+27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.87	$6.44 UGX24,286	-19.5%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 69.2% less for clothing

	Managua	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,844.47	$16.81 UGX63,415	-78.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,663.20	$15.94 UGX60,138	-78.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,872.53	$43.26 UGX163K	-67.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,973.10	$50.77 UGX192K	-53.1%
Average			-69.2%

Managua vs. Kampala - 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: March 2026

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