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Best Places to Live in Uganda (2026)

8 best-measured cities in Uganda, ranked on 29 livability metrics — cost, safety, healthcare, transport, and more. Institutional data, not crowdsourced.

As of the 2026-09-09 snapshot, Kampala is the highest-scoring well-measured city in Uganda at 50/100. Updated 2026-09-09.

Highest overall livability

  1. Kampala Central RegionB50
  2. Bunamwaya Central RegionC45
  3. Kyengera Central RegionC45
  4. Mbarara Western RegionC44
  5. Katabi Central RegionC44
  6. Gulu Northern RegionC44
  7. Mukono Central RegionC44
  8. Entebbe Central RegionC44

Most affordable

  1. Mbarara Western RegionC90
  2. Kampala Central RegionB86
  3. Mukono Central RegionC86
  4. Gulu Northern RegionC86
  5. Bunamwaya Central RegionC86
  6. Kyengera Central RegionC86
  7. Katabi Central RegionC86
  8. Entebbe Central RegionC86

Safest

  1. Kampala Central RegionB72
  2. Entebbe Central RegionC63
  3. Katabi Central RegionC62
  4. Mukono Central RegionC61
  5. Gulu Northern RegionC61
  6. Mbarara Western RegionC61
  7. Bunamwaya Central RegionC60
  8. Kyengera Central RegionC60