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Kampala vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 24.7% cheaper than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 33.3% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Kampala
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 17.6% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 64.8% less in Kampala

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

Kampala vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	San Salvador	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.14	$2.86 UGX10,794	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.14	$8.80 UGX33,207	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.91	$0.49 UGX1,844	-56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.96	$0.30 UGX1,143	-66.8%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 33.3% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.03	$1.17 UGX4,397	-40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.89	$2.18 UGX8,240	-42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.75	$2.80 UGX10,570	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.29	$1.82 UGX6,873	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.08	$2.24 UGX8,439	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.48	$1.29 UGX4,886	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.61	$0.65 UGX2,448	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.18	$0.77 UGX2,905	-33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.62	$0.73 UGX2,749	-40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.45	$0.73 UGX2,742	-24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.52	$0.78 UGX2,938	-20.2%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.38	$5.73 UGX21,622	+49.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC131.02	$42.91 UGX162K	+186.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC223K	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-60.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.41	$4.00 UGX15,112	-86.6%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	San Salvador	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.51	$46.09 UGX174K	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,861.36	$411.55 UGX2M	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,623.93	$206.19 UGX778K	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC717.63	$35.00 UGX132K	-57.4%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 17.6% less for childcare

	San Salvador	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,420.87	$173.88 UGX656K	+6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,077.73	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-42.1%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.47	$1.43 UGX5,397	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.38	$2.86 UGX10,794	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.94	$3.65 UGX13,762	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC269.03	$45.77 UGX173K	+48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.86	$6.44 UGX24,286	+22.6%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 64.8% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.80	$16.81 UGX63,415	-73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC400.35	$15.94 UGX60,138	-65.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,151.25	$43.26 UGX163K	-67.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC953.55	$50.77 UGX192K	-53.5%
Average			-64.8%

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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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