Kampala vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$314	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	11
😀 Quality of life	44	13
🏙️ Population	1.68M	340K

The cost of living in Kampala is 21% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6108th ($698 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Uganda and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Uganda vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 6624th and 9133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Yamoussoukro

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	Kampala	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$2450

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649