Abu Dhabi vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$207
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
52
52
😀 Quality of life
82
46
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.68M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 196% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 1938th and 7156th ($1936 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Uganda, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 369th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kampala

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Abu Dhabi Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$9242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571