Which district in Kampala is cheapest to stay in?
In Kampala, the cheapest district to stay in is Kawempe, at a median asking price of $37 a night, and the priciest is Kampala Central at $89 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 5 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on all 84 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 207 places checked, read 7 November 2026 16:06 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Kampala, Kampala Central asks a median $89 a night, +141% against $37 in Kawempe, the cheapest of 5 districts compared on the same 84 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawempe | $37 | $22–$45 | 84 | 116 | 9.0 (48) | 19% of 108 |
| Nakawa | $49 | $34–$72 | 84 | 309 | 9.0 (114) | 22% of 272 |
| Lubowa | $50 | $35–$65 | 84 | 38 | 9.2 (12) | 23% of 30 |
| Makindye | $59 | $36–$120 | 84 | 241 | 8.8 (86) | 41% of 206 |
| Kampala Central | $89 | $43–$135 | 84 | 130 | 8.3 (90) | 37% of 122 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 84 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Kampala whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Kawempe: a median $37 a night, score 9.0 across 48 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawempe | $37 | 9.0 | 48 |
| Nakawa | $49 | 9.0 | 114 |
| Lubowa | $50 | 9.2 | 12 |
| Makindye | $59 | 8.8 | 86 |
| Kampala Central | $89 | 8.3 | 90 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Kampala is in Lubowa: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $55 against $48 Monday to Thursday (+15%), over 24 and 48 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubowa | $55 | $48 | +15% | 24 / 48 |
| Nakawa | $50 | $49 | +2% | 24 / 48 |
| Kampala Central | $89 | $89 | 0% | 24 / 48 |
| Makindye | $60 | $60 | 0% | 24 / 48 |
| Kawempe | $36 | $37 | -3% | 24 / 48 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 84 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Kampala, the cheapest district is Kampala Central at a median $38 a night and the priciest Makindye at $49, across 5 districts compared on the same 61 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kampala Central | $38 | $24–$79 | 61 | 60 |
| Kawempe | $42 | $34–$50 | 61 | 101 |
| Nakawa | $45 | $32–$55 | 61 | 245 |
| Lubowa | $46 | $35–$65 | 61 | 27 |
| Makindye | $49 | $35–$79 | 61 | 166 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Kampala: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 207 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 997 of the 997 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →