Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kampala vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 1.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 48.6% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 54.0% less for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD386.29	$2.86 UGX10,119	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD440.45	$8.80 UGX31,130	-22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.98	$0.49 UGX1,729	-58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.54	$0.30 UGX1,071	-62.9%
Average			-54.0%

Paramaribo vs. Kampala - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Paramaribo	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.88	$1.17 UGX4,122	-9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.85	$2.18 UGX7,725	-65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD259.08	$2.80 UGX9,909	-58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.30	$1.82 UGX6,443	-46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.45	$2.24 UGX7,911	-11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.56	$1.29 UGX4,580	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.25	$0.65 UGX2,295	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.94	$0.77 UGX2,724	-46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.95	$0.73 UGX2,577	-70.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.79	$0.73 UGX2,570	+23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.96	$0.78 UGX2,754	-16.4%
Average			-33.2%

Paramaribo vs. Kampala - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.65	$5.73 UGX20,270	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,476.61	$42.91 UGX151,787	-52.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD965,725.00	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD888.47	$4.00 UGX14,167	-82.6%
Average			-39.9%

Paramaribo vs. Kampala - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.8% more for housing

	Paramaribo	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,127.62	$46.09 UGX163,031	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,489.54	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,385.62	$206.19 UGX729,421	-5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,158.72	$35.00 UGX123,811	+16.7%
Average			+12.8%

Paramaribo vs. Kampala - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,434.66	$173.88 UGX615,099	+175.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,242.13	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	+93.5%
Average			+134.7%

Paramaribo vs. Kampala - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.84	$1.43 UGX5,060	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.42	$2.86 UGX10,119	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD218.04	$3.65 UGX12,902	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD487.75	$45.77 UGX161,906	+262.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD193.14	$6.44 UGX22,768	+28.7%
Average			+41.1%

Paramaribo vs. Kampala - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.6% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,402.07	$16.81 UGX59,450	-53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,098.67	$15.94 UGX56,378	-44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,913.19	$43.26 UGX153,052	-42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,270.93	$50.77 UGX179,615	-54.1%
Average			-48.6%

Paramaribo vs. Kampala - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Paramaribo vs.

Hong Kong

Paramaribo vs.

Wellington

Paramaribo vs.

Moscow

Paramaribo vs.

Dodoma

Paramaribo vs.

Hanoi

Paramaribo vs.

Vienna

Paramaribo vs.

Athens

Paramaribo vs.

Washington

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Suriname vs. Uganda. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Suriname and Uganda.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Paramaribo

Add prices for Kampala

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kampala or Paramaribo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.