Kampala: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Liked · 70Residents and visitors describe Kampala as friendly, affordable and enjoyable, with good food and nightlife, though air pollution is the main caveat and most comments praise the videos rather than the city.
- friendliness
- food and restaurants
- affordability
- nightlife
- modern feel
- nature and lake
- air pollution
- noise question unanswered
- thin feedback on daily life
- Friendly people and good restaurants make it pleasant for long stays.
- Affordable by many accounts, with a great meal costing little.
- Air quality is poor, which one commenter found hard to tolerate.
- Locals say Uganda is a good place to live without much money.
- Most comments praise the videos, so the signal on living there is limited.
Read from 6 videos, 36 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
I Spent $30 Having a Nice Day in Kampala, Uganda
Yara Mel Around · 35K views · 2023
What viewers said
“Thanks for always showing the world the Africa they don't like to see ..... Africa is not war zone, hunger hit continent... I mean look at how glowing and healthy people are looking 😉😉😉”
♥ 8 likes
“What she used for breakfast is more than my lunch money for all week 😂😂😂😂😂. There are levels to this game. And I think that's a lot of food that she ate”
♥ 7 likes
“Kampala is lovely”
♥ 10 likes
“Hätte nicht gedacht das Kampala eine so moderne Stadt ist”
♥ 2 likes
“Beautiful vidoe, I love the coverage techniques ❤”
♥ 4 likes
“Nice video! Greetings from London UK 🙂”
♥ 3 likes
“I like this video. U have a talent for these travel vlogs 😊”
♥ 1 likes
“I’m so in Love with Africa, I really appreciate your channel 👌👌”
“Kampala is indeed beautiful. That 34,000 can get you a great meal in great restaurants in the city. On food, you're perfect on it.”
♥ 1 likes
“Cool! 🤩”
♥ 2 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.