Living in Kampala, Uganda as a Foreigner or Expat: Cost of Living, Visas, Safety, Housing, and More

[@jduga6274]

Am Ugandan, thank you for the videos I can confirm everything you talked about in the video is true…… but all in all Uganda is one of the best countries to live in……. And you don’t need bags of money to enjoy life in Uganda the pearl of Africa

[@Pajtim2023]

Capital area specialy close to big lake make it cooler to breath and stuff not hot ans muggy

[@lifetree3823]

This is an accurate review. Anybody wants to know uganda should listen to this guy…he has the ugandan experience. Well done!

[@ghusaghusa2135]

I spent a couple weeks in Uganda. Most was in Entebbe but I did make 2 day trips to Kamala. To say the air is bad in Kampala is an understatement. You can cut the air with a knife! I like the female attention I got in Uganda. I don't qualify for that level of attention in my home, the U.S.. I'll never forget one that I saw at Lido beach in Entebbe. Shoulda brought her home with me hidden in my luggage. Uganda is home of the budunkadunk you know! Hope life gives me that opportunity for a revisit. If I go back, it will be Kampala and not Entebbe due to the lower risk of Malaria in Kampala versus Entebbe. Black expat.

[@Frivals]

The air in Kampala is so bad? How is possible?🤨🤨

[@bru-nahsosa]

@@FrivalsI don’t think he went to Kampala, cuz I don’t see a reason to have bad air in Kampala.

[@jaim6463]

Thanks for sexually the women... probably why you don't get play in the states

[@ghusaghusa2135]

@@bru-nahsosa WTF are you talking about? Kampala has 2 grossly out of tune motorbikes per every square meter! Are you stupid or something?

[@ghusaghusa2135]

@@jaim6463 QUOTE: "Thanks for sexually the women" Thanks for not having a clue how to write in English. Saves me the trouble of having to read your drivel.

[@horismusokeofficial3134]

I’m from Uganda living here in the States ,I visit Uganda often but thanks for those videos it’s just amazing.

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Thanks for watching

[@TonnyOkello]

This was a good and accurate analysis of the cost of living in Kampala.

[@lilianasaba9846]

Pretty representative. I am a local. With my experience travelling to many countries, Uganda has the best food options and the best fruits. I recommend you tale dewormer because we don't sanitizer our fruits and this is the tropics. So when I are living here take a single dose dewormer every 3 months. Make sure your bed is fitted with a mosquito net (once again malaria is real even in Kampala). Otherwise you are all welcome

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Thanks, good tips

[@TruthDefender]

Very informative 🎉

[@user-id1xg3ut5w]

Thanks for loving Uganda.

[@Jeannette-ei9xd]

Great video!❤🎉

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Thank you!

[@LifeTrod]

Good tips. I've been here a month thus far. Dig the experience.

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

I miss it. Can't wait to go back

[@faithmwirumubi6605]

Thank u for loving Uganda

[@archiepennoh]

Thank you

[@SearchingforSage]

Super helpful, thank you for sharing!

[@nikeetagwalani1462]

Thabk you...very insightful

[@arwaeltayeb3368]

This is very helpful. I am seriously thinking of moving there.

[@lilianasaba9846]

You are welcome. Uganda is a beautiful country with warm hearted people

[@emmanuelgarba4841]

Im planning to be in Uganda and Kenya in the Spring of 2024. Thank you for sharing these insightful and useful information....much appreciated from Washington DC, USA

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Thanks for watching. I'm planning on heading back in the spring as well.

[@christiandisciplinedaily]

Thank God everyday for Europe

[@user-em7di7xe5s]

Thanks. Informative. I love Ugandan fruits, avocado etc….. affordable.

[@Beneth91]

Am a Ugandan, born and live here. Thank you so much for sharing about us. This was so honest. We hope to receive more visitors based on this video.

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Thank you for watching. Can't wait to come back

[@ghusaghusa2135]

well done

[@maryanalinor4117]

Thanks your sharing the information ugand isbest in afric 😊

[@Brendahjune]

Amazing vlog❤ new friend here and subscribed

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Thank you. Just checked out your channel. You've got some great Uganda content.

[@Brendahjune]

@@WhereTheRoadForks thank you yes i do travel vlogs and yet to move to different places

[@kylereese4542]

I stayed in Muyenga, Munyonyo and Mbuya.

[@blissug4290]

New subbz

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Thank you!

[@jollynambiro4043]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mcmonagle20]

Good video. Agree about the risks with bodas and friendly people. Only thing that I dont really agree about is the quality of the produce - I would always need to check peppers, fruit etc that they were still fresh, as vendors will just keep products until sold - you might have been in an area where there was a highturnover of products.

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Maybe the produce I got was above average. I lived near a nice produce market in Naalya. I did notice that produce didn't last as long as I'm used to. Maybe they use more preservatives in the U.S.

[@TonnyOkello]

Most of those local vendors don’t own fridges so they can only keep the products for so long.

[@sarahtn912]

I live in the USA and without Social programs such as Section 8 housing, food stamps, etc., millions of Americans would be much poorer than Ugandans. America is one of the most dangerous countries in the world because of guns and not just for people of color. In rural areas, guns are used not just for hunting but also to solve their social problems. With very few exceptions such as NY, Boston, and Philadelphia, Chicago, public transport is very sparse in the USA. One needs a car to go to work, etc., and many people cannot afford one. I have lived on four continents and I have never been to a country where I didn't see poverty and/or slams---maybe Luxembourg and Lichtenstein. You are right about corruption in Uganda and that is why things don't get done--available water, fixing roads, public health--M7 changed the constitution so that he could rule forever. However, corruption is a plague all over the world. The only difference is that in the USA we call it WHITE COLLAR CRIMES, and it takes a long time for a politician to go to prison because the laws are written to protect the powerful who have money to buy lawyers who keep them out of prison. Most jails in the USA are full of people who commit pet crimes and most of them are people of color.

[@kylereese4542]

I can't wait to get back to Uganda.

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Me too. I'm planning to go back in February or March

[@fazeboogie]

Bro is this kiwatule? 🤔 that looks like my green fan I left in that apartment like 1 year ago hahha no wayy holla!!! 🇺🇬 🇺🇸

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Yeah, it's Kiwatule. It's probably your fan. I'm glad you left it. I needed it! haha

[@lilianasaba9846]

Ha ha ha ha this is funny and nice 😂

[@pallor126]

Thank you Brother do Safe for foreigner?

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Yes, I'd say it's reasonably safe. You have to take some precautions

[@user-wz6qy2bi2k]

hey mate, where did you find your apartment, is it still available? Thanks

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

I found it on Airbnb. I just looked and couldn't find it. Maybe it's booked now.

[@MyPrimeone]

Thanks for the info I am planning to visit Uganda 🇺🇬 don't know where to start This gives me an idea

[@benhail3624]

If you want to be able to go on runs often every day is there any safe neighborhood that has parks or other public places you can run every day without risking getting robbed?

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

There are neighborhoods where you can run. During the day, you don't really have to worry too much about getting robbed. The danger is the traffic. Most streets don't have sidewalks. There are lots of cars, taxis, and motorcycles. You can run on the side of the street but you risk getting hit. There are side streets and neighborhoods without too much traffic. Many of the side roads are unpaved. When I stayed in Kiwatule, I would see people running sometimes. There were some smaller side streets that didn't have much traffic. If you look around, you can find a safe place to go for a run.

[@Dellbakh256]

There is a place called lugogo cricket oval it’s a big field and it’s safe there are people exercising and others running although it has to be in the evening time say around 4pm Ugandan time

[@lilianasaba9846]

The new neighbourhoods have side walks for running and or walking but these are a few Kms out of Kampala

[@Driver2724]

I am from Africa US citizen. Can I retire with $ 1000 .Can you buy private health insurance. Last question how I can get retirees visa. You explain so simple and clear. Specially bribe Africa chronic disease

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

I think you can retire on $1000 per month. Most locals live on much less than that. You can get private health insurance. The healthcare infrastructure is limited though. I'm not sure about retiree visas. There are quite a few foreigners living in Uganda so I'm sure there is some type of long term visa available. I'm going to look into it because I would like to stay there long term.

[@richardpollard6039]

It sounds a lot like Kenya but a bit less expensive . 👍

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

It's similar. I would say it's slightly less developed. I think it's also a little safer.

[@jm-je4tl]

@@WhereTheRoadForks just a little safer? I've heard that Kampala is wayyy more safer than Nairobi

[@karenwhitney4585]

What about mityana is it safe?

[@laurakinalwa8528]

That's more of a village, so it's quite safe. Just take the necessary safety precautions and stay around the locals if you're white bse naturally you'll stand out.

[@devbachu7072]

How much of their currency to 1:us dollar

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Right now the exchange rate is about 3700 Ugandan shillings per dollar

[@raquelgarza6775]

Hiii I’m trying to figure out where to buy a popcorn machine to donate to an orphanage there

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

I'm not really sure. Are you in Kampala now? If you went downtown and asked around I bet you could find one.

[@ab_yusofficial8866]

You can go to a place called Katwe in Kampala. Popcorn machines are displayed at the road sides for sale plus many other electrical appliances.

[@raquelgarza6775]

@@ab_yusofficial8866 Thank you got one today

[@raquelgarza6775]

@@WhereTheRoadForks Thank you so much I did locate a vendor and purchased one today

[@sheilaaciro6336]

These things you’re talking about it’s also in America

[@powderpuff3573]

Not true! Where have you been in America? Every rental must have a refrigerator and stove. The electricity never goes out here. The cost of gasoline is $3 a gallon. The food here is safe to eat. There are laws and rules when driving here. There aren’t people on the street all night screaming or playing music. Uganda isn’t safe! There are always people begging in Uganda, everywhere!

[@Frivals]

4:32 8 dollars for a taxi is a lot

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Yeah, I rarely used Uber or private taxis. They're kind of pricey

[@DigitalMindQuest]

all was great until you told people, which in my understanding this was meant for European with a white skin that you walked like 4 hours before you saw another white guy -- Dude you was in Africa! come on man

[@africaine4889]

Lol exactly

[@merseyian]

Kampala is a cosmopolitan capital! having spent time in african countries I understand it can at times feel like your an animal in a zoo to be stared at and interacted with, often your the attention of some not nice people. And/or the fear of them

[@africaine4889]

@@merseyian cosmopolitan. Lol

[@sarahtn912]

I went to school in Prague in the 1970s and people actually, approached us Africans to rub our skins to see if the dirt would come off. I remember a guy from Congo on a crowded tram slapping a man who tried to do a skin rub test on him. The few blacks in Prague were treated like zoo animals. Except for the time of civil wars, Uganda always had people from all around the world, even on my last visit to Uganda, I saw people from all continents. Even in the villages I went to I saw Bazungu who are married to the locals. It used to be that Europeans felt superior and did not interact with the natives, except for their servants. The only exception I saw was with the clergy--Anglican Bishops and European Catholic priests. Even in my boarding school, the few whites and Asians we had paid more to eat a European diet and yet, outside the dining hall, they wanted to test our food.

[@ghusaghusa2135]

I spent 2 days in Kampala .... the air quality was just off the charts bad! I would choke living there. Entebbe was much better.

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Yeah, the air quality gets really bad. I think it's because a lot of people cook with charcoal.

[@Frivals]

@@WhereTheRoadForks Never thought about bad air in africa 🤨🤨 it's the same in Nairobi?

[@ghusaghusa2135]

@@WhereTheRoadForks And a million poorly tuned motorbikes

[@Frivals]

@@ghusaghusa2135 you are telling me a bad news

[@ghusaghusa2135]

@@Frivals The word "news" means" a recent or current revelation. The fact that Kampala has poor air quality has been known for years. It's anything BUT news!

[@powderpuff3573]

Most rentals don’t have refrigerators, stoves, nor microwave ovens. The cost of gasoline and food is outrageous! I spent 1 month in Uganda in November 2023. Gasoline was close to $8 per gallon when converted from liters. The bodas are VERY unsafe! There are no road rules in Uganda, very few stop signs, NO yield signs, 1 or 2 stop signs in Kampala. It’s VERY scary to be on the road in Kampala. The weather is VERY HOT! It’s 80-90 degrees during the day and only goes down to 75-80 at night. The noise at night is unbearable! All night long there are people on megaphones yelling and loud music. I was VERY disappointed in my time in Uganda. The electricity goes out for hours almost daily. The airport was a NIGHTMARE! NEVER AGAIN!

[@rachelprosper6097]

Hehe! You are not the first! Uganda is not a place for the weak!! 😂

[@WhereTheRoadForks]

Haha yeah, this is all accurate. I still love Uganda even though there are some annoyances