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Kampala vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 58.1% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 47.6% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 61.1% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 38.3% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 66.3% less in Kampala

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.90	$2.72 UGX10,010	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.30	$9.48 UGX34,943	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.08	$0.45 UGX1,668	-70.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.53	$0.31 UGX1,151	-72.1%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 47.6% less for groceries

	Singapore	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.88	$1.23 UGX4,525	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.52	$1.81 UGX6,654	-78.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.21	$2.58 UGX9,491	-75.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.52	$1.87 UGX6,874	-43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.15	$2.16 UGX7,974	-51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$1.24 UGX4,554	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.86	$0.68 UGX2,509	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.46	$0.83 UGX3,068	-53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.73	$0.70 UGX2,577	-44.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.40	$0.67 UGX2,473	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.42	$0.84 UGX3,104	-18.8%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 61.1% less for transportation

	Singapore	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.20	$5.75 UGX21,187	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD123.57	$45.35 UGX167,128	-49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD185,355.90	$8,827.16 UGX32,533,419	-93.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.97	$2.72 UGX10,010	-71.4%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 38.3% less for housing

	Singapore	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD49.49	$70.62 UGX260,267	+95.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,756.96	$364.73 UGX1,344,238	-86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,721.84	$241.73 UGX890,915	-87.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD166.20	$31.44 UGX115,887	-74.1%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Singapore	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,628.28	$126.15 UGX464,922	-89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,459.94	$4,345.68 UGX16,016,452	-84.1%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.22	$1.36 UGX5,005	-79.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.45	$2.73 UGX10,056	-42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.30	$2.78 UGX10,261	-78.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD143.98	$47.08 UGX173,512	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.45	$6.79 UGX25,026	-39.8%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 66.3% less for clothing

	Singapore	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD90.76	$17.11 UGX63,065	-74.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.72	$13.24 UGX48,800	-70.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD132.35	$33.20 UGX122,348	-65.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD152.77	$50.10 UGX184,634	-55.1%
Average			-66.3%

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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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