Adelaide vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$136
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	93	48
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.68M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 224% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 1210th and 7132nd ($2338 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Uganda, respectively. Check Australia vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 73rd and 6923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Kampala

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	Adelaide	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	20.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$43
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$4366

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$670
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$563
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$624
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$651
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$505
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$533
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$627
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$572
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$825
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$520
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$623
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$810
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$620
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$617
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$798
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$811
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$508
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$691
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$544
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$395
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$507
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$409
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$692
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$693
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$797
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$694
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$517
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$528
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$693
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$798
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$455
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$759
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$691
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$419
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$839
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$542
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$691
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$602