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Kampala the least expensive city to live, Nairobi most costly in East Africa

The cost of living index in Kampala, Uganda, is 19.63 per cent lower than in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  James Anyanzwa

Business Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

The least expensive city to live within East Africa is Uganda’s capital Kampala, while Kenya’s Nairobi, is the most expensive.

Rwanda’s capital Kigali is the second least-expensive followed by Tanzania’s commercial hub Dar es Salaam, according to the Mercer 2020 Cost of Living Survey.

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