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Kampala vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 21.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 22.5% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 25.9% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 19.6% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 57.7% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 61.7% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 40.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$206.41	$2.72 UGX10,010	-72.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$154.81	$9.48 UGX34,943	+27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.44	$0.45 UGX1,668	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$16.07	$0.31 UGX1,151	-59.6%
Average			-40.8%

Mexico City vs. Kampala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.98	$1.23 UGX4,525	-49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$101.18	$1.81 UGX6,654	-62.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$114.50	$2.58 UGX9,491	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.38	$1.87 UGX6,874	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$74.23	$2.16 UGX7,974	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.40	$1.24 UGX4,554	+1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.91	$0.68 UGX2,509	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.61	$0.83 UGX3,068	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.20	$0.70 UGX2,577	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.69	$0.67 UGX2,473	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.21	$0.84 UGX3,104	+1.7%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 25.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$96.41	$5.75 UGX21,187	+24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$371.54	$45.35 UGX167,128	+153.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$387,024.84	$8,827.16 UGX32,533,419	-52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$72.24	$2.72 UGX10,010	-21.8%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 19.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$506.87	$70.62 UGX260,267	+189.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,577.19	$364.73 UGX1,344,238	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,315.20	$241.73 UGX890,915	-55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$630.20	$31.44 UGX115,887	+3.7%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 57.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,928.15	$126.15 UGX464,922	-66.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$175,205.53	$4,345.68 UGX16,016,452	-48.4%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.76	$1.36 UGX5,005	-50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.50	$2.73 UGX10,056	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$81.53	$2.78 UGX10,261	-29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,116.21	$47.08 UGX173,512	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$103.21	$6.79 UGX25,026	+36.8%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 61.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,171.69	$17.11 UGX63,065	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$853.66	$13.24 UGX48,800	-67.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,912.62	$33.20 UGX122,348	-63.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,911.30	$50.10 UGX184,634	-45.5%
Average			-61.7%

Mexico City 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: January 2025

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