Cost of Living Comparison Between Busia and Kapchorwa Cost of Living Comparison Between Busia and Kapchorwa

🙂 Solo nomad: Busia is 79.1% cheaper than Kapchorwa without rent, and 81.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Busia is 84.2% cheaper than Kapchorwa without rent, and 80.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.77 UGX 9,709

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.91 UGX 90.9K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.38 UGX 29.4K

Cappuccino

$2.72 UGX 9,542

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 UGX 1,789

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,004

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.37 UGX 4,815

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 UGX 9,841

Milk (1 liter)

$0.32 UGX 1,112

$0.70 UGX 2,451

-54.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.43 UGX 5,009

$1.26 UGX 4,421

13.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.40 UGX 4,898

Eggs

$1.71 UGX 5,997

$1.78 UGX 6,253

-3.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.22 UGX 14.8K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.90 UGX 17.2K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.29 UGX 15.1K

$4.20 UGX 14.7K

2.14%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 UGX 9,636

$2.80 UGX 9,822

-1.79%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 UGX 5,195

Oranges (1kg)

$1.74 UGX 6,122

Tomato (1kg)

$0.82 UGX 2,862

$1.52 UGX 5,351

-46.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 UGX 5,507

Onion (1kg)

$1.72 UGX 6,034

$1.93 UGX 6,762

-10.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 UGX 3,612

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,019

$0.54 UGX 1,899

-46.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.27 UGX 4,455

$2.96 UGX 10.4K

-57.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.62 UGX 19.7K

$11.17 UGX 39.2K

-49.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 UGX 3,799

$1.23 UGX 4,324

-12.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.41 UGX 4,930

$2.13 UGX 7,459

-33.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.53 UGX 1,876

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 UGX 984

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.09 UGX 14.3K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 UGX 5,069

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$8,948 UGX 31.4M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$8,806 UGX 30.9M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$42.59 UGX 149.5K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$14.45 UGX 50.7K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.98 UGX 154.3K

Cinema Ticket

$6.24 UGX 21.9K

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$161 UGX 565.2K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,269 UGX 15.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.93 UGX 59.4K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.12 UGX 49.5K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.00 UGX 133.3K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.28 UGX 162.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.8

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Busia: January 12, 2026

Last update for Kapchorwa: January 13, 2026

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