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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 2026-10-24 snapshot, Kampala is the highest-scoring well-measured city in Uganda at 50/100. Updated 2026-10-24.

Highest overall livability

  1. Kampala Central RegionB50
  2. Bunamwaya Central RegionC46
  3. Kyengera Central RegionC45
  4. Mbarara Western RegionC45
  5. Katabi Central RegionC45
  6. Mukono Central RegionC45
  7. Gulu Northern RegionC45
  8. Entebbe Central RegionC45

Most affordable

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

Safest

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